Survey Metadata

Till, Indicator minerals

Nunavut

1994

Till sampling survey, Napaktulik Lake area, NTS 86I, Nunavut, 1994.





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Survey Description


In 1994, 190 1-kg till samples were collected in the Napaktulik Lake area, Nunavut.  Forty-five additional 10 kg till samples were collected for kimberlite indicator mineral and gold grain analyses.  The till geochemistry and gold grain results are published in GSC Open File 3316 and the KIM data in GSC OF 3355.

Data Description:

Paper report and 1 diskette (WP5.0, ASCII and Excel3.0 formats).

Quantities Analysed:

<0.002 mm fraction by ICP-AES after aqua regia (3HCl:1HNO 3) for 28 elements.  <0.063 mm fraction by INAA for 35 elements.

Geochem Maps Available:

Proportional symbol maps showing dispersal of elements in the <0.002 mm and <0.063 mm fractions of till.

Other Analyses:

Pebble lithologies; heavy mineral concentrate (45 samples) for gold grain counts and non-magnetic heavy minerals for kimberlite indicator minerals (see GSC OF 3355).

Publication History

Index Publication
1 Kerr, D.E., Dredge, L A., Ward, B.C., Gebert, J.S. (1995). Quaternary geology and implications for drift prospecting in the Napaktulik Lake, Point Lake, Contwoyto Lake map areas, northwest Slave Province, Northwest Territories. Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research 1995-E, p. 201-209. ( more)
2 Kerr, D.E., Dredge, L.A., Ward, B.C. (1995). Surficial geology, Napaktulik Lake, District of Mackenzie, Northwest Territories. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 3032. ( more)
3 Kerr, D.E., Dredge, L.A., Ward, B.C. (1996). Till geochemistry and gold grain results, Napaktulik Lake area, Northwest Territories (86I). Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 3316. ( more)
4 Kerr, D.E., Kjarsgaard, I.M., Dredge, L.A., Ward, B.C., Stirling, J.A.R. (1996). Distribution and composition of kimberlite indicator minerals, Napaktulik Lake map area, Northwest Territories (86I). Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 3355, 34 pages. ( more)
5 Dredge, L A; Kerr, K E; Kjarsgaard, I M; Knight, R D; Ward, B C. (1997). Kimberlite indicator minerals in till, central Slave Province, Northwest Territories; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 3426. ( more)
6 Kerr, D.E., Knight, R.D. (2005). Till geochemistry, Slave Province, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5015, CD-ROM. ( more)
7 Kerr, D.E., Knight, R.D. (2007). Gold grains in till, Slave Province, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5463. ( more)

Project History

Index Year Project
1 1994-1996 NATMAP Slave Province Program, Quaternary geology component, 1994-1996 ( more)

Downloadable Files

Index Description Size (bytes)
1
Diskette to accompany GSC Open File 3316 ( FileID=296 download )
This ZIP file contains a copy of the data diskette originally released with GSC Open File 3316 (till geochemistry and gold grain results).
103602
2
Diskette to accompany GSC Open File 3355 ( FileID=302 download )
This ZIP file contains a copy of the data diskette originally released with GSC Open File 3355 (kimberlite indicator mineral data).
36193

Geographic Extent

Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude
66° 67° -114° -112°

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

  • Covers NTS 86I, Napaktulik Lake area in Nunavut.

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