Survey Metadata
Till, Indicator minerals, GEM
Nunavut
2010
Till sampling survey, parts of NTS 46J, K, L, N, O, P and 47A, southern Melville Peninsula, Nunavut, 2010.
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Survey Description
In 2010, till samples were collected in the southern part of Melville Peninsula, Nunavut. The following samples were collected:
| Sample Type | Number of Samples | Weight | Data | Comments |
| till | 297 | 2 kg |
aqua regia digestion ICP-MS |
samples collected from active layer of frost boils at a depth of 10-50 cm |
| till | 206 | 10 kg | heavy minerals (KIM, MMSIM) | |
| rusty and/or mineralized boulders | 102 |
4-acid digestion ICP-ES |
collected in the 2009 and 2010 field seasons on central and southern Melville Peninsula |
The data are published in Geological Survey of Canada Open File 7494.
Publication History
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tremblay, T., Lamothe, M., Paulen, R.C. (2016). Glacial geomorphology and till geochemistry of southern Melville Peninsula, Nunavut. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7494, 51 p. ( more) |
Project History
| Index | Year | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008-2013 | GEM Multiple Metals: Melville Peninsula Project, Nunavut, 2008-2013. ( more) |
Geographic Extent
| Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66.37° | 68.15° | -86.03° | -81.38° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers parts of NTS 46J (Winter Island), 46K (Hurd Channel), 46L (Repulse Bay), 46N (Miertsching Lake), 46O, P (Barrow River) and 47A (Hall Lake), southern Melville Peninsula, Nunavut. The eastern edge of the study area is <15 km west of Foxe Basin. The centre of the study area is located approximately 155 km northeast of the hamlet of Naujaat (formerly Repulse Bay).
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