Survey Metadata
Bedrock
Northwest Territories, Nunavut
1973
Lithogeochemical survey, NTS 85N, 86C, D, E, F, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, 1973.
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Survey Description
During the summer of 1973, a lithogeochemical survey of the acid porphyry rocks of the Proterozoic Bear province was undertaken. Regional and detailed sampling were carried out. Approximately 2200 rock samples were collected. The data are published in Geological Survey of Canada Open File 2257.
Publication History
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | Garrett, R.G. (1974). Bear Province lithogeochemical survey. In Report of Activities, Part A., April to October 1973, R.G. Blackadar (ed.). Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 74-1A, p. 63. ( more) |
| 2 | Garrett, R.G. (1975). Copper and zinc in Proterozoic acid volcanics as a guide to exploration in the Bear Province. In Geochemical Exploration 1974, I.L. Elliott and W.K. Fletcher (ed.). Association of Exploration Geochemists, Special Publication 2, p.371-388. ( more) |
| 3 | Garrett, R.G. (1990). Lithogeochemical digital data release, copper and zinc in Proterozoic acid volcanic rocks, southern Wopmay Belt, N.W.T. [85N; 86C, D, E, F]. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2257. ( more) |
Project History
| Index | Year | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1969-1973 | Lithogeochemical surveys of acidic igneous rocks, Yukon and Northwest Territories, 1969-1971, 1973. ( more) |
Downloadable Files
| Index | Description | Size (bytes) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Diskette to accompany GSC Open File 2257 (
FileID=207 download
)
This ZIP file contains a copy of the data diskette originally released with GSC Open
File 2257.
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44055 |
| 2 |
PDF of GSC Paper 74-01, Part A, p.63 (Garrett) (
FileID=671 download
)
This PDF contains Report of Activities for April-October 1973, p. 63 for Bear Province
lithogeochemical survey (R.G. Garrett).
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70809 |
Geographic Extent
| Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63.3° | 66° | -118.59° | -116.28° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers parts of NTS 85N (Marian River), 86C (Hardisty Lake), 86D (Rivière Grandin), 86E (Leith Peninsula) and 86F (Calder River), east of Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories.
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Covers a small part of NTS 85N/7 (Tumi Lake) in eastern Northwest Territories. The centre of the study area is located approximately 32 km east of Lac La Martre and 160 km northwest of the city of Yellowknife.
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