Survey Metadata
Till
Northwest Territories, Nunavut
1982
Till sampling survey, Wollaston Peninsula, Victoria Island, Nunavut and Northwest Territories, 1982, 1983 and 1987.
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Survey Description
Approximately 200 till samples were collected on the Wollaston Peninsula, southwest Victoria Island in 1982, 1983 and 1987. The data are published in GSC Memoir 434.
Data Description:
Paper report.
Quantities Analysed:
<0.002 mm fraction by AAS after nitric-aqua regia for 7 elements; by fluorometric method for U and by colorimetric method for As.
Geochem Maps Available:
Contour maps show the dispersal of elements.
Other Analyses:
Grain size (<2 mm); carbonate (<0.063 mm by LECO); heavy mineral concentrate for point counts.
Publication History
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sharpe, D.R. (1984). Late Wisconsinan glaciation and deglaciation of Wollaston peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories. In Current Research, Part A. Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 84-1A, p.259-269. ( more) |
| 2 | Nixon, F.M. (1988). Till sampling program and presentation of physical and geochemical data from western Victoria Island, Northwest Territories. Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 88-15, 35p. ( more) |
| 3 | Sharpe, D.R. (1992). Quaternary geology of the Wollaston Peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories. Geological Survey of Canada Memoir 434, 91p. ( more) |
Project History
| Index | Year | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1981-1992 | Victoria Island, Nunavut and Northwest Territories, soil and till sampling survey, 1981-1983 and 1987 ( more) |
Geographic Extent
| Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68.5° | 70.5° | -117.5° | -112° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers parts of NTS 87A, C, D, E, F on the Wollaston Peninsula, southwest Victoria Island, Nunavut and Northwest Territories. It is bounded by Coronation Gulf to the south and by Prince Albert Sound and Kagloryuak River to the north.
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