Survey Metadata
NGR lake, GEM
Nunavut
1977
NGR lake sediment and water survey, NTS 46O, P, 47A, central Melville Peninsula, Nunavut, 1977
Location map
(requires an Internet connection)
Survey Description
During the summer of 1977, helicopter-supported lake sediment and water sampling was carried out on the Melville Peninsula, Nunavut. Samples were collected at an average density of 1 sample per 13 km2. Sample site and grid cell duplicate samples were routinely collected in each analytical block of twenty samples. The data were published in Geological Survey of Canada Open File 522 in 1978.
Data from this survey was included as part of a compilation map series and can be found in GSC Open File 738, published in 1981.
In 2009, the lake sediment samples were reanalysed by ICP-MS and INAA. These new data are published in GSC Open File 6269, which also includes data previously released in OF 522 and OF 521 (NTS 46N, 47B).
This survey was carried out using National Geochemical Reconnaissance (NGR) protocols.
Publication History
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | Geological Survey of Canada (1978). Regional lake sediment and water geochemical reconnaissance data, Melville Peninsula, N.W.T. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 522. ( more) |
| 2 | Cameron, E.M., Coker, W.B., Ellwood, D.J. (1981). National geochemical reconnaissance, Melville Peninsula, Northwest Territories (46N, O. P; 47A (S½) and 47B (S½)). Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 738, 23 pages. ( more) |
| 3 | Day, S.J.A., McCurdy, M.W., Friske, P.W.B., McNeil, R.J., Hornbrook, E.H.W., Lynch, J.J. (2009). Regional lake sediment and water geochemical data, Melville Peninsula, Nunavut (parts of NTS 046N, O, P, 047A and B). Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 6269. ( more) |
| 4 | Tremblay, T., Corrigan, D., Paulen, R. (2010). The GEM-minerals program on the Melville Peninsula: project summary and Preliminary Report: surficial geology and exploration geochemistry. Presentation at Nunavut Mining Symposium, Iqaluit, April 13-15, 2010. ( more) |
| 5 | Grunsky, E.C., Mueller, U.A., Corrigan, D. (2014). A study of the lake sediment geochemistry of the Melville Peninsula using multivariate methods: applications for predictive geological mapping. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 141, p. 15-41. ( more) |
Project History
Downloadable Files
| Index | Description | Size (bytes) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GSC Open File 522 digital data (
FileID=1156 download
)
|
189346 |
| 2 |
Introductory text for GSC Open File 522 (
FileID=449 download
)
|
41270 |
| 3 |
Diskette to accompany GSC Open File 522 (
FileID=80 download
)
|
313138 |
Geographic Extent
| Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66.98° | 68.52° | -84° | -81.14° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers NTS sheets 46O and P and the southern half of 47A, in the central Melville Peninsula, Nunavut. It is bounded by the Foxe Basin to the east.
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An area in the central Melville Peninsula which is devoid of large lakes, and is cut through by the Ajaqutalik River.
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