Survey Metadata

Soil, Till

Quebec

1993

Till and soil sampling survey, NTS 33N/3, 4, 5, 6, northern Quebec, 1993.





Location map

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Geological Survey of Canada, Quebec Division

Extended Metadata

Sample Locations    

Number of Sites: 38
Location map (kml format; requires kml viewer for display ( details) )

NTS map sheets

250K map sheets
Index Sheet Site Count Metadata PDF
1 033K 1 033K Download 033K
2 033N 37 033N Download 033N

KML 250K index map file download
50K map sheets
Sample Material    
Index Sample Type Sample Count Sample Hierarchy
1 Till 38 Sample : Lithosphere : Unconsolidated : Terrestrial : Glacial : Till
Preparation Laboratory Sample Material    
Index Field Sample Prep Lab Material # Collected # Prepared # Sent for Analysis
1 PrpID=35   Till <63 micron 38 38 76
Analytical History    
Details Index Year # Analysed Analytical Sample Bundle Spreadsheet
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1 PkgID=82   1993 38 Kuujjuarapik-Whapmagoostui (33M, N) till samples (Parent, GSC-Quebec) – XRF and Hg-AFS ( BdlKey=050004 more ) link arrow link arrow link arrow
Analytical Suites Table    
Details Index Sample Material # Analysed Prep Lab Material Suite Technique Decomposition
1 SuiteID=126   Till 38 <63 micron Quebec Geoscience Centre (QGC): X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) (12 elements) - … X-ray fluorescence None
Analytical Methods Table    
Index Quantity Units Det Limit # Analysed # Missing # Discarded Minimum Percentile Maximum KML
25 th 50 th 75 th
1 MethodID=3452   Ba ppm 50 38 0   280 752 861 907 996 KML map file download
2 MethodID=3453   Cu ppm 4 38 0   18 22 24 27 49 KML map file download
3 MethodID=3454   Ga ppm 3 38 0   <3 7 8 10 13 KML map file download
4 MethodID=3455   Nb ppm 3 38 0   <3 4 5 7 11 KML map file download
5 MethodID=3456   Ni ppm 5 38 0   <5 32 35 42 86 KML map file download
6 MethodID=3457   Pb ppm 5 38 0   14 19 21 23 41 KML map file download
7 MethodID=3458   Rb ppm 3 38 0   29 67 79 88 131 KML map file download
8 MethodID=3459   Sr ppm 3 38 0   99 346 367 380 405 KML map file download
9 MethodID=3460   V ppm 5 38 0   59 72 83 92 128 KML map file download
10 MethodID=3461   Y ppm 4 38 0   12 14 16 17 25 KML map file download
11 MethodID=3462   Zn ppm 5 38 0   31 35 38 42 67 KML map file download
12 MethodID=3463   Zr ppm 3 38 0   106 436 461 553 745 KML map file download
2 SuiteID=128   Till 38 <63 micron Quebec Geoscience Centre (QGC): mercury analysis (Hg-AFS),  weak acid digestion (HCl 0.3M) - … Fluorescence Weak Acid
Analytical Methods Table    
Index Quantity Units Det Limit # Analysed # Missing # Discarded Minimum Percentile Maximum KML
25 th 50 th 75 th
1 MethodID=3497   Hg ppb 38 0   2.83 4.88 6.67 10.83 110.7 KML map file download
3 SuiteID=129   Till 38 <63 micron Quebec Geoscience Centre (QGC): mercury analysis (Hg-AFS),  strong acid digestion (H2SO4-HNO3) - … Fluorescence Strong Acid
Analytical Methods Table    
Index Quantity Units Det Limit # Analysed # Missing # Discarded Minimum Percentile Maximum KML
25 th 50 th 75 th
1 MethodID=3498   Hg ppb 38 29   1.8 11.1 KML map file download
2 PkgID=83   1993 38 Kuujjuarapik-Whapmagoostui (33M, N) till samples (Parent, GSC-Quebec) – INAA ( BdlKey=050005 more ) link arrow link arrow link arrow
Analytical Suites Table    
Details Index Sample Material # Analysed Prep Lab Material Suite Technique Decomposition
1 SuiteID=127   Till 38 <63 micron McMaster University: Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA), low detection limits - … Instrumental neutron activation analysis None
Analytical Methods Table    
Index Quantity Units Det Limit # Analysed # Missing # Discarded Minimum Percentile Maximum KML
25 th 50 th 75 th
1 MethodID=3464   Ag ppm 5 38 0   <5 <5 KML map file download
2 MethodID=3465   As ppm 0.5 38 0   <0.5 1.22 5.74 KML map file download
3 MethodID=3466   Au ppb 4 38 0   <4 10 KML map file download
4 MethodID=3467   Ba ppm 2 38 0   280 752 861 907 996 KML map file download
5 MethodID=3468   Br ppm 0.5 38 0   1.04 4.25 6.42 12.24 330.3 KML map file download
6 MethodID=3469   Ca percent 1 38 0   <1 1.54 1.65 1.88 11.09 KML map file download
7 MethodID=3470   Ce ppm 2 38 0   56.8 72 81.7 90.5 383.1 KML map file download
8 MethodID=3471   Co ppm 2 38 0   4.21 5.58 6.49 8.61 19.95 KML map file download
9 MethodID=3472   Cr ppm 10 38 0   36.5 45.8 53.5 59.2 99.6 KML map file download
10 MethodID=3473   Cs ppm 1 38 0   1.05 1.21 1.33 1.48 2.72 KML map file download
11 MethodID=3474   Eu ppm 0.2 38 0   1.05 1.21 1.33 1.48 2.72 KML map file download
12 MethodID=3475   Fe percent 0.1 38 0   2.09 2.64 3.03 3.35 4.76 KML map file download
13 MethodID=3476   Hf ppm 0.2 38 0   6.4 12.9 13.7 16.2 29.9 KML map file download
14 MethodID=3477   Ho ppm 0.5 38 0   <0.5 0.507 0.655 0.784 1.08 KML map file download
15 MethodID=3478   Ir ppb 50 38 1   <50 <50 KML map file download
16 MethodID=3479   La ppm 0.5 38 0   27.3 35.1 38.5 44.2 115.8 KML map file download
17 MethodID=3480   Lu ppm 0.05 38 0   0.199 0.228 0.244 0.267 0.378 KML map file download
18 MethodID=3481   Mo ppm 2 38 0   <2 3.5 KML map file download
19 MethodID=3482   Na percent 0.02 38 0   0.57 2.62 2.7 2.74 2.97 KML map file download
20 MethodID=3483   Nd ppm 5 38 0   23.5 29.8 32.7 36.5 81.1 KML map file download
21 MethodID=3484   Ni ppm 100 38 0   <100 126 KML map file download
22 MethodID=3485   Rb ppm 10 38 0   <30 62 69.7 86.7 132.6 KML map file download
23 MethodID=3486   Sb ppm 0.1 38 0   <0.1 <0.2 KML map file download
24 MethodID=3487   Sc ppm 0.2 38 0   6.09 7.07 7.6 8.56 11.19 KML map file download
25 MethodID=3488   Se ppm 5 38 0   <5 <7 KML map file download
26 MethodID=3489   Sm ppm 0.1 38 0   4.43 5.03 5.38 6.06 14.44 KML map file download
27 MethodID=3490   Ta ppm 1 38 0   <1 1.32 KML map file download
28 MethodID=3491   Tb ppm 0.2 38 0   0.444 0.492 0.54 0.614 1.395 KML map file download
29 MethodID=3492   Th ppm 0.2 38 0   6.9 9.2 10.9 13.7 65.4 KML map file download
30 MethodID=3493   U ppm 0.5 38 0   0.89 1.44 1.68 2.36 3.89 KML map file download
31 MethodID=3494   W ppm 1 38 0   <1 1.73 KML map file download
32 MethodID=3495   Yb ppm 0.2 38 0   1.14 1.37 1.55 1.69 2.3 KML map file download
33 MethodID=3496   Zr ppm 200 38 0   269 427 480 564 1134 KML map file download

Survey Description


Till and soil samples from 38 sites were collected in the Kuujjuarapik-Whapmagoostui area, northern Quebec in 1993. The data are published in GSC Open File 3269.

Data Description:

Paper report; data list on diskette (ASCII and Excel).

Quantities Analysed:

<0.063 mm fraction by INAA for 33 elements, by XRF for 12 elements and by AFS after HCl-H2SO4-HNO3 digestion for Hg.

Geochem Maps Available:

Proportional symbol maps showing distribution of elements.

Other Analyses:

Pebble lithologies.

Publication History

Index Publication
1 Parent, M., Laflèche, M.R; Paradis, S.J., Boisvert, É. (1996). Géochimie régionale du till, région de Kuujjuarapik-Whapmagoostui, Québec nordique. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 3269. ( more)

Project History

Index Year Project
1 1992-1996 Projet Hudsonie (1992-1993), Quebec ( more)

Downloadable Files

Index Description Size (bytes)
1
Diskette to accompany GSC Open File 3269 ( FileID=287 download )
38520

Geographic Extent

Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude
54.92° 55.5° -77.95° -77°

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

  • Covers parts of 33N/3, 4, 5, 6 in the Kuuijjuarapik-Whapmagoostui area in northern Quebec.  The polygon extends into NTS 33K/13 to accommodate one sample.

Keywords

geochemical surveys;    geochemistry;    mineral exploration;    mineral resources;    regional geochemistry;    soils;    till

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