Survey Metadata
Peat, Soil, Till, Surface water
Nunavut
1999
Till and soil sampling survey, NTS 55E, L, Kaminak Lake area, Nunavut, 1999.
Location map
(requires an Internet connection)
Survey Description
Till and humus samples were collected in the Kaminak Lake area, Kivalliq region, Nunavut in 1999. The samples were collected near Hg-rich sources identified in the 1997 survey. In addition, sphagnum peat, detailed mineral and organic soil profiles as well as lake water samples were collected at selected sites. The data are published in GSC Open File 4089.
Data Description:
Paper report; CD-ROM (PDF and Excel).
Quantities Analysed:
<0.063 mm, <0.002 mm and <2 mm fractions by ICP-AES, by CV-AAS and Milestone for Hg, and by various methods for metal speciation-selective extraction analysis on selected samples.
Geochem Maps Available:
None.
Other Analyses:
Pebble lithologies (2-4 cm fraction); carbonate (<0.063 mm, <0.002 mm and <2 mm (Chittick and LECO)); LOI; <0.002 mm by X-ray diffraction for clay mineralogy; heavy mineral concentrate for point counts.
Publication History
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | McMartin, I., Hall, G.E.M., Kerswill, J.A., Douma, S., Goff, S.P., Sangster, A.L., Vaive, J.E. (2001). Environmental geochemistry of the Kaminak Lake area, Kivalliq region, Nunavut. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 4089. ( more) |
Project History
| Index | Year | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1997-2002 | Kaminak Lake, Nunavut till sampling surveys, 1997 and 1999 ( more) |
Downloadable Files
| Index | Description | Size (bytes) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Diskette to accompany GSC Open File 3052 (
FileID=273 download
)
This diskette contains one version of the digital data for GSC Open File 3052. OF3052.dat
is an ASCII comma-delimited file that can be imported into many software packages
(e.g. MS-Excel, MS-Access). It can also be viewed in programs such as Notepad.
|
16304 |
Geographic Extent
| Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61.75° | 62.58° | -96° | -94° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers parts of NTS 55E and L in the Kaminak Lake area, Kivalliq region, Nunavut.
Keywords
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