Survey Metadata
Soil, Till, Indicator minerals
Manitoba, Saskatchewan
1991
Regional till and soil sampling survey, NTS 63J, K, L, M, N, O, north-central Manitoba and Saskatchewan, 1991-1995.
Location map
(requires an Internet connection)
Primary Publications (see below for full list)
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | McMartin, I., Henderson, P.J., Nielsen, E., Campbell, J.E. (1996). Surficial geology, till and humus composition across the Shield margin, north-central Manitoba and Saskatchewan: geospatial analysis of a glaciated environment. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 3277. ( more) |
| 2 | McMartin, I., Pringle, G. (1994). Regional kimberlite indicator mineral data and till geochemistry from the Wekusko Lake area, north-central Manitoba. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2844, 78 pages. ( more) |
Survey Description
Between 1991 and 1995, the following samples were collected in the NATMAP Shield Margin area in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Detailed information can be found in I. McMartin’s PhD thesis (Carleton University).
| Year | Humus | Till | Diamicton | Other (All Years) |
| 1991 | 32 | 33 | 4 | 37 |
| 1992 | 169 | 201 | 19 | |
| 1993 | 196 | 234 | 8 | |
| 1994 | 218 | 239 | 11 | |
| 1995 | 20 | 16 | 3 |
Data Description:
Paper report; data lists on diskette (ASCII and Excel).
Quantities Analysed:
Humus - archived samples - <2 mm by AAS after aqua regia for 6 elements and by colorimetric after aqua regia for As; <0.177 mm by ICP-AES after aqua regia for 26 elements and by CV-AAS after multi-acid for Hg; - new samples - <0.425 mm - ICP-AES after aqua regia for 26 elements and by CV-AAS after aqua regia for Hg. Till - <0.002 mm - AAS after aqua regia and multi-acid leach for 11 elements and ICP-AES after aqua regia for 26 elements and by CV-ASS for Hg.
Geochem Maps Available:
Proportional symbol maps showing regional distribution of selected elements, clast lithologic components, and carbonate in till and selected elements in humus.
Other Analyses:
Pebble counts; heavy mineral concentrate for gold grain counts,, kimberlite indicator minerals and heavy mineral point counts; carbonate (<0.063 mm fraction by AAS and LECO); grain size (<2 mm).
The following reports have been published:
| Publication | Comments |
| GSC OF 3277 | also includes data collected by other researchers as part of the NAPMAP Shield Margin Project across this region |
| GSC OF 2844 | 60 bulk till samples collected in 1992 were processed for heavy minerals |
| GSC OF 7064 | some of the data are published as part of this compilation open file |
| MARD* OF2020-2 | some of the data are published as part of this compilation open file |
| MARD* OF2020-5 | some of the data are published as part of this compilation open file |
* MARD = Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development
Publication History
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | McMartin, I., Pringle, G. (1994). Regional kimberlite indicator mineral data and till geochemistry from the Wekusko Lake area, north-central Manitoba. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2844, 78 pages. ( more) |
| 2 | McMartin, I. (1996). Quaternary geology and environmental geochemistry of the Flin Flon region, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Ph.D. thesis, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, 289 pages. ( more) |
| 3 | McMartin, I., Henderson, P.J., Nielsen, E., Campbell, J.E. (1996). Surficial geology, till and humus composition across the Shield margin, north-central Manitoba and Saskatchewan: geospatial analysis of a glaciated environment. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 3277. ( more) |
| 4 | Henderson, P.J., McMartin, I., Hall, G.E.M., Percival, J.B., Walker, D.A. (1998). The chemical and physical characteristics of heavy metals in humus and till in the vicinity of the base metal smelter at Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada. Environmental Geology v.34, p. 39-58. ( more) |
| 5 | Henderson, P.J., Knight, R., McMartin, I. (1999). Heavy-metal concentrations in soils surrounding Canadian base-metal smelters; a comparative study. In Current Research 1999-D, Geological Survey of Canada, p. 17-26. ( more) |
| 6 | McMartin, I., Henderson, P.J., Nielsen, E. (1999). Impact of a base metal smelter on the geochemistry of soils of the Flin Flon region, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. In NATMAP Shield Margin Project, Volume 1, S.B. Lucas (ed.). Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 36, p. 141-160. ( more) |
| 7 | McMartin, I., Henderson, P.J., Plouffe, A., Knight, R.D. (2002). Comparison of Cu-Hg-Ni-Pb concentrations in soils adjacent to anthropogenic point sources: examples from four Canadian sites. Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis, v.2 p.57-73. ( more) |
| 8 | Keller, G.R., Bogdan, D.J., Matile, G.L.D. (2004). Manitoba kimberlite indicator mineral database (version 3.0). Manitoba Industry, Economic Development and Mines, Manitoba Geological Survey, Open File Report 2004-25. ( more) |
| 9 | McMartin, I., Campbell, J.E., Dredge, L.A. (2012). A trans-jurisdiction database of till composition across the Circum-Kisseynew area, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7064. ( more) |
| 10 | McClenaghan M.B., Peter, J.M. (2016). Till geochemical signatures of volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits: an overview of Canadian examples. Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis, v. 16, no. 1, p. 27-47. ( more) |
| 11 | Gauthier, M.S. (2020). Manitoba till-matrix geochemistry compilation 3: clay (<2 μm) size-fraction by atomic absorption spectrometry or inductively coupled plasma–emission spectrometry after aqua-regia digestion. Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development, Manitoba Geological Survey, Open File OF2020-5, 5 p. ( more) |
Project History
Downloadable Files
| Index | Description | Size (bytes) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Diskette to accompany GSC Open File 2844 (
FileID=254 download
)
This ZIP file contains a copy of the data diskette originally released with GSC Open
File 2844.
|
310157 |
| 2 |
Diskette to accompany GSC Open File 3277 (
FileID=288 download
)
This ZIP file contains a copy of the data diskette originally released with GSC Open
File 3277.
|
1803198 |
Geographic Extent
| Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53.98° | 55.25° | -103° | -98.98° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers parts of NTS 63J, K, L, M, N and O in north-central Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
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