Survey Metadata

NGR stream

Yukon

1992

NGR stream sediment and water survey, NTS 115A, 115B, southwestern Yukon, 1993





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Geological Survey of Canada, Northern Canada Division

Survey Description


Stream sediment and water samples were collected at 623 sites in southwestern Yukon during the summer of 1993.  Sample sites were distributed over the 7,825 km2 survey area at an average of one sample per 12.6 km2.  Sample site duplicate samples were collected in each analytical block of twenty samples.  The data are published in GSC Open File 2859.

This survey was carried out using National Geochemical Reconnaissance (NGR) protocols.

Publication History

Index Publication
1 Friske, P.W.B., McCurdy, M.W., Day, S.J., Gross, H., Lynch, J.J., Balma, R.G., Durham, C.C. (1994). Regional stream sediment and water geochemical reconnaissance data, southwestern Yukon (parts of NTS 115A and 115B). Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2859. ( more)
2 Jackaman, W., 2016. Regional stream sediment geochemical data, Dezadeash Range area, southwestern Yukon (NTS 115A and 115B). Yukon Geological Survey, Open File 2016-5. ( more)

Project History

Index Year Project
2 1992-1994 Southwestern Yukon stream sediment and water survey, 1992 ( more)
1 2011-2016 Yukon Reanalysis Project for NGR Stream Sediments 2011-2016 ( more)

Downloadable Files

Index Description Size (bytes)
1
GSC Open File 2859 digital data ( FileID=1282 download )
The data are packaged as a single zip file, compatible with modern operating systems.
 125869
2
Introductory text for GSC Open File 2859 ( FileID=615 download )
This PDF file contains the introductory text for GSC Open File 2859.  It was scanned from the original document.  The data are not included in this file.
964709
3
Diskette to accompany GSC Open File 2859 ( FileID=258 download )
WARNING: the data on the diskette may have been packaged as a 16 bit self-extracting executable file, which is incompatible with 64 bit Windows computers.
148174

Geographic Extent

Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude
60° 61° -138.5° -136°

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

  • Covers the northeast half of NTS 115A and the very northeast corner of 115B in southwestern Yukon.  It is bounded to the west and southwest by Kluane National Park and Reserve of Canada.

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