Survey Metadata
Till, Indicator minerals
Nunavut
2004
Till sampling, NTS 56G, Wager Bay area, central Nunavut, 2004.
Location map
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Survey Description
In 2004, about 60 till samples were collected from frost boils (mudboils) over an area of approximately 10 000 km2 in the Wager Bay region, Nunavut. Some gossanous material was also sampled. The data are published in Geological Survey of Canada Open File 5014. The kimberlite indicator mineral data are published in GSC Open File 5087.
Open File 5014 includes data for samples collected in 1986 and previously published in Open File 2351.
Data Description:
CD-ROM including digital data
Quantities Analysed:
<0.063 mm fraction of till by ICP-AES following aqua regia digestion (3HCl-1HNO3) for a suite of trace and major elements; by INAA for Au + suite of trace, major and rare earth elements.
Geochem Maps Available:
Proportional symbol maps showing dispersal of elements in the <0.063 mm fraction of till
Other Analyses:
Textural analysis, gold grains.
Sampling Procedure
Samples (3 kg + 10 kg) were collected at depths ranging from 20 to 50 cm. Oxidation and organic layers were avoided.
Publication History
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dredge, L.A., McMartin, I., Ford, K. (2005). Till geochemistry, gamma ray spectrometry, and gold grain counts, Wager Bay area, mainland Nunavut (NTS 56G). Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5014, paper and CD-ROM. ( more) |
| 2 | Dredge, L.A., McMartin, I. Kjarsgaard, I. (2006). Kimberlite indicator minerals in till from the Wager Bay area, mainland Nunavut: data and interpretation (NTS 56G). Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5087. ( more) |
Project History
| Index | Year | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002-2006 | Western Churchill Metallogeny Project, Quaternary component, 2002-2005 ( more) |
Geographic Extent
| Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65° | 66° | -92° | -90° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers NTS 56G (Wager Bay), the Wager Bay area, mainland Nunavut. It is located southwest of Wager Bay.
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