Survey Metadata

Till

Nunavut

1992

Till sampling survey, NTS 76M, Hepburn Lake area, Nunavut, 1992.





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Survey Description


Till samples were collected in the Hepburn Lake area, Nunavut in 1992.  The data are published in GSC Open File 2668.

Data Description:

Paper report; digital files on diskette.

Quantities Analysed:

<0.002 mm fraction of till by AAS (Chemex) after aqua regia for most elements except As (colorimetric) and U (fluorometric).  <0.063 mm fraction -fire assay and INAA for Au and XRF for Nb.

Geochem Maps Available:

None.

Publication History

Index Publication
1 Thomas, R., Rampton, V., Dredge, L. (1993). Till geochemistry and ice flow indicators, Hepburn Lake area, District of Mackenzie, Northwest Territories [NTS 76 M). Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2668. ( more)
2 Kerr, D.E., Knight, R.D. (2005). Till geochemistry, Slave Province, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5015, CD-ROM. ( more)

Project History

Index Year Project
1 1992-1996 NATMAP Slave Province Project, Quaternary geology component, 1992-1993 ( more)

Downloadable Files

Index Description Size (bytes)
1
Diskette to accompany GSC Open File 2668 ( FileID=240 download )
This ZIP file contains a copy of the data diskette originally released with GSC Open File 2668.
131422

Geographic Extent

Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude
67° 68° -112.165° -110°

The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:

  • Covers NTS 76M, Hepburn Lake area, western Nunavut.  It is bounded to the north by Coronation Gulf and to the south by 67°N latitude.

  • Covers a very small part of NTS 86P/9 (untitled; 1 sample) in western Nunavut.  It is located approximately 6 km west of 112°W longitude and 11 km south of the Coronation Gulf coast.

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