Survey Metadata
Till, Esker, Indicator minerals
Nunavut
2005
Till and esker sampling survey, NTS 57A, B, C, D, Boothia mainland area, Kitikmeot region, Nunavut, 2005 and 2007.
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Survey Description
In 2005 and 2007, till and esker sampling was carried out in the Boothia mainland area, Kitikmeot region, central Nunavut. In 2005, 20 esker and 10 till samples were collected in NTS 57A and B for heavy mineral analysis. In 2007, an additional 10 esker and 24 till samples were collected in NTS 57 C and D.
The samples were processed for kimberlite indicator minerals and metamorphosed or magmatic massive sulphide indicator minerals at Overburden Drilling Management Ltd. in Nepean, ON. The samples have been SEM checked at ODM. Mineral chemistry and identification was done at Carleton University using a microprobe.
The data are published in GSC Open Files 5554 (ice-flow history) and 6040 (till geochemistry and KIMs for both the 2005 and 2007 samples).
A subset of the samples was reanalysed in 2020 and the data are published in Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office Geoscience Data Series GDS2021-002 along with other data from central Nunavut and Baffin Island.
Publication History
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tremblay, T., Ryan, J.J., and James, D.T. (2005). Ice flow studies in Boothia mainland (NTS 57A and 57B), Kitikmeot region, Nunavut. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5554. ( more) |
| 2 | Tremblay, T., Ryan, J.J., James, D.T., Kjarsgaard, I.M. (2009). Kimberlite indicator mineral survey and ice flow studies in Boothia mainland (NTS 57A, 57B, 57C and 57D), Kitikmeot region, Nunavut. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 6040. ( more) |
| 3 | Tremblay, T. (2021). Reanalysis of the geochemistry of selected glacial sediments from central Nunavut and southeastern Baffin Island, Nunavut. Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office, Geoscience Data Series GDS2021-002 Microsoft® Excel® file. ( more) |
Project History
| Index | Year | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017 | GEM 2 Integrated Geoscience of the Northwest Passage Project, 2017. ( more) |
Geographic Extent
| Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68° | 69.75° | -94.68° | -89.39° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers parts of NTS 57A (Pelly Bay), 57B (Rae Strait), 57C (Spence Bay), and 57D (Harrison Islands) in the Boothia mainland area, Kitikmeot region, Nunavut. It is bounded to the northeast by the Gulf of Boothia.
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