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12. SSC<NTS#>

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SSC<NTS#>

A table below summarizes what information is included in this file:

Sand silt and clay analysis - SSC<NTS#>
DESCRIPTION: Grain size analysis completed at the Sedimentology Laboratory of the Geological Survey of Canada
COVERAGE: SSC<NTS#>
FEATURE CLASS: POINT
ATTRIBUTES: (Name: description, format--width, output, type, decimals)
    AREA not used for points
    PERIMETER not used for points
    SSC<NTS#># point sequence number; 4,5,B
    SSC<NTS#>-ID point identifier; 4,5,B
    STATION# station stop number, 10, 10, C
    SAMPLE# sample number, 9, 9, C
    LT2MM_PCT Weight % of sample less than 2 mm, 6, 6, N, 2
    SAND_PCT Weight % of sand (2 - 0.063 mm), 6, 6, N, 2
    SILT_PCT Weight % of silt (0.063 - 0.002 mm), 6, 6, N, 2
    CLAY_PCT Wight % of clay (< 0.002 mm), 6, 6, N, 2
    EASTING x-coordinate based on UTM grid zone, 4,12,F,3
    NORTHING y-coordinate based on UTM grid zone, 4,12,F,3
    PRJ_NAME project name; 30,30,C
    MAPPER mapper name; 42,42,C
    FIELD_YEAR year of mapping;10,10,C (e.g. 1993-1995)
    NTS# NTS map sheet number; 7,7,C
    NTS_NAME name of NTS map sheet; 15,15,C
PRECISION: Single
DATA SOURCE: Results obtained in-house
INPUT SCALE: 1:50 000
RESPONSIBILITY Terrain Sciences Division, Geological Survey of Canada

 

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