Survey Metadata

Soil, Till, Indicator minerals

Manitoba, Saskatchewan

1992

Till and soil survey, NTS 63K, L, M east central Saskatchewan and west cetntal Manitoba, 1992-1994.





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Geological Survey of Canada, Northern Canada Division

Primary Publications (see below for full list)

Index Publication
1 McMartin, I., Henderson, P.J., Nielsen, E., Campbell, J.E. (1996). Surficial geology, till and humus composition across the Shield margin, north-central Manitoba and Saskatchewan: geospatial analysis of a glaciated environment. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 3277. ( more)

Survey Description


Between 1992 and 1994, till and humus samples were collected in the NATMAP Shield Margin area in Saskatchewan and Manitoba at a sample spacing of 2-10 km.

The dark, organic component of uppermost soil horizon was sampled for humus.

At most till sites 3 sub-samples were taken: a 10 kg bulk sample for heavy minerals, a 3 kg sample for clast composition and carbonate content and a 3 kg sample for geochemistry, texture, colour and archiving.

The following samples were collected:

 

Year Humus Till Diamicton
1992 38 35 7
1993 37 41 2
1994 53 51 5

 

The following reports have been published:

Publication Comments
GSC OF 3277 also includes data collected by other researchers as part of the NAPMAP Shield Margin Project across this region
GSC OF 7064 data are published as part of this compilation open file
MARD* OF2020-5 some of the data are published as part of this compilation open file

* MARD = Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development

 

Publication History

Index Publication
1 McMartin, I., Henderson, P.J., Nielsen, E., Campbell, J.E. (1996). Surficial geology, till and humus composition across the Shield margin, north-central Manitoba and Saskatchewan: geospatial analysis of a glaciated environment. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 3277. ( more)
2 McMartin, I., Campbell, J.E., Dredge, L.A. (2012). A trans-jurisdiction database of till composition across the Circum-Kisseynew area, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7064. ( more)
3 Gauthier, M.S. (2020). Manitoba till-matrix geochemistry compilation 3: clay (<2 μm) size-fraction by atomic absorption spectrometry or inductively coupled plasma–emission spectrometry after aqua-regia digestion. Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development, Manitoba Geological Survey, Open File OF2020-5, 5 p. ( more)

Project History

Index Year Project
1 1991-1996 NATMAP Shield Margin Project, Quaternary Component, 1991-1996 ( more)

Geographic Extent

Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude
53.98° 55.29° -103.13° -100.6798°

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

  • Covers parts of NTS 63L (Amisk Lake) and 63M (Pelican Narrows) in east central Saskatchewan.  Highway 106 runs east-west through the southern part of the study area.  Pelican Lake and Mirond Lake are found in the northern part of the study area.  The centre of the study area is approximately 55 km west of the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border.

  • Covers parts of NTS 63L (Amisk Lake) and 63K (Cormorant Lake) in east central Saskatchewan and just into west-central Manitoba.  Suggi and Namew lakes are located within the study area.  The town of Flin Flon Manitoba is located 66 km northeast of the centre of the study area.

  • Covers a very small part of NTS 63K (Cormorant Lake; 1 site) in west central Manitoba. It is located approximately 42 km east of Highway 10 and 20 km south of Highway 39 and 14 km northeast of the north shore of Cormorant Lake.

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