Survey Metadata
Peat
Ontario, Quebec
1997
Peat sampling survey, NTS 31M, 32D, Rouyn-Noranda area, Ontario and Quebec, 1997.
Location map
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Survey Description
Profile samples were collected from peat hummocks and hollows at 41 sites and feather moss from 15 peatland sites within 100 km of the Horne smelter at Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec in 1997. Mineral sediments from the base of the peat cores were also sampled. The data are published in Geological Survey of Canada Open File 3882.
Data Description:
Paper report; data files on diskette.
Quantities Analysed:
OF 3882: Peat samples analyzed by ICP-AES after nitric-perchloric acid digestion for 23 elements and by LOI; feather moss by INAA for 23 elements; <0.063 mm fraction of mineral sediment samples by ICP-AES after HNO3-HCl digestion for 23 elements.
The samples were later analysed by ICP-AES after HNO3-HClO4 digestion. In addition, 24 samples from 4 sites were analyzed by ICP-MS after a 4 step selective extraction. These new data are published in Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 584.
Geochem Maps Available:
Proportional symbol maps show dispersal of elements in surface peat.
Publication History
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kettles, I.M., Dion, K.M. (2000). Geochemical composition of hummock and hollow peat and feather moss in the vicinity of the Horne smelter, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 3882, 185 pages (includes diskette). ( more) |
| 2 | Bonham-Carter, G.F., Kettles, I.M. (2001). Estimating the size of a metal anomaly around a base-metal smelter in Quebec, Canada, using peatland data: a Monte Carlo error analysis, In D.F. Merriam, J.C. Cavis (ed.), Geologic Modeling and Simulation: Sedimentary Systems, Kluwer-Plenum Publishers, New York, p. 303-326. ( more) |
| 3 | Kettles, I.M., Bonham-Carter, G.F. (2002). Modelling dispersal of metals from a Cu-Zn smelter at Rouyn-Noranda (Quebec, Canada) using peatland data. Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis, 2(1), p.99-110. ( more) |
| 4 | Kettles, I.M. (2005). Metal distribution in peat hummocks and hollows within 100 km of the Cu smelter, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. In Metals in the Environment Around Smelters: The GSC-MITE Point Sources Project at Rouyn-Noranda (Quebec) and Belledune (New Brunswick), G.F. Bonham-Carter (ed.). Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 584. ( more) |
Project History
| Index | Year | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1997-2000 | Point Sources initiative - Rouyn-Noranda area, Quebec and Ontario, 1997 ( more) |
Downloadable Files
| Index | Description | Size (bytes) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Diskette to accompany GSC Open File 3882 (
FileID=357 download
)
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185488 |
Geographic Extent
| Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47.5° | 49° | -80° | -78° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers parts of NTS 31M (Ville-Marie) and 32D (Rouyn-Noranda) in Ontario and Quebec, an area centred around the Horne copper smelter at Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec.
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