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Title: A GIS dataset of geological features for the Kluachesi Lake map area (94G/13), Peace River District, British Columbia.
Originator: Fallas, K.M., and MacNaughton, R.B.
Publication_Date: 2003
Presentation_Form: CD-ROM
Series_Name: Digital Open File
Issue_Identification: 1796
Publication_Place: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Geological Survey of Canada
Citation_Details: Fallas, K.M., and MacNaughton, R.B., 2003: A GIS dataset of geological features for the Kluachesi Lake map area (94G/13), Peace River District, British Columbia; Geological Survey of Canada,
Open File 1796.
Abstract: This geological map and database are derived from regional mapping in the Kluachesi Lake (NTS 94G/13) 1:50 000 scale map area, as part of the Geological Survey of Canada’s Central Foreland NATMAP project. Geological features represented by attributed points, lines, and polygons have been compiled into a GIS dataset suitable for stand-alone use, or integration with other data sets. User-defined attributes provide traditional geological map information with greater detail and enhancements such as explicit orientation data, lithologies, and sample localities.
     The Kluachesi Lake map area is situated within the Rocky Mountain Foothills of the Foreland Belt in northeast British Columbia. The geology of the area is dominated by folded strata of Devonian through Cretaceous age. At this latitude the foothills narrow to a band 25 km wide with a dominant north-northwest trend. The most notable fold structure is the Muskwa Anticlinorium, delineated by exposures of the Carboniferous Prophet Formation in the central portion of the map area. This relatively broad structure is approximately 10 km wide, and is further modified by smaller folds with a wavelength of 1-2km. Thrust faults with minor offset (1 km or less) further complicate the structures, particularly within the Prophet Formation. One larger thrust fault, the Kluachesi Thrust, carries lower Paleozoic carbonates over Triassic strata and marks the leading edge of the Rocky Mountains on the west edge of the map. Type sections for the Besa River Formation and the Prophet Formation are also found in this map area.
Purpose: Provided as part of a National Mapping (NATMAP) commitment to compile Geographic Information System products.
Supplemental_Information: Points, lines, polygons, and attribute data representing the geology of the area covered by NTS map 94G/13 (1:50 000 scale) in British Columbia, Canada.
In English
Beginning_Date: 2000
Ending_Date: 2003
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
West_Bounding_Coordinate:  -124.00
East_Bounding_Coordinate:   -123.50
North_Bounding_Coordinate:   58.00
South_Bounding_Coordinate:  57.75
Theme_Keyword: GIS bedrock geology
Theme_Keyword Thesaurus: bedrock geology, geological map, geology,
GIS, map, NATMAP, Central Foreland, foothills, Kluachesi Lake, Trutch, Fernie Formation, Pardonet Formation, Baldonnel Formation, Liard Formation, Buckinghorse Formation, Cadomin Formation, Monteith Formation, Fantasque Formation, Dunedin Formation, Besa River Formation, Stone Formation, Stoddart Group, Prophet Formation, Gething Formation, Charlie Lake Formation, Grayling Formation, Toad Formation,  Muncho-McConnell Formation, Quaternary, Nonda Formation, Beaverfoot Formation, Skoki Formation,  Kechika Group.
Place_Keyword: Kluachesi Lake
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Canada, Trutch, British Columbia, Canadian
Cordillera, Muskwa River, Rocky Mountains, Rocky Mountain Foothills, Little Sisters Mountain. Sleeping Chief Mountain, Crehan Creek.
Use_Constraints: ©Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2003
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: nts94g13.pdf
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: A traditional 'paper map' style image of the GIS map
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: "PDF" Portable Document File
Point_of_Contact: Larry MacDonald
Contact_Organization: Geological Survey of Canada, Calgary
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 3303-33rd Street N.W.
City: Calgary
Province: Alberta
Postal_Code: T2L 2A7
Voice_Telephone: (403)292-7000
Facsimile_Telephone: (403)292-4961
E-mail: GSCC_datainfo@NRCan.gc.ca
Distributor_Contact: Bookstore
Contact_Organization: Geological Survey of Canada, Calgary
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 3303-33rd Street N.W.
City: Calgary
Province: Alberta
Postal_Code: T2L 2A7
Voice_Telephone: (403)292-7030
Facsimile_Telephone: (403)292-3542
E-mail: gsc_calgary@NRCan.gc.ca
Metadata_Contact: Graham Lai
Contact_Organization: Geological Survey of Canada, Calgary
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 3303-33rd Street N.W.
City: Calgary
Province: Alberta
Postal_Code: T2L 2A7
Voice_Telephone: (403)292-7000
Facsimile_Telephone: (403)292-4961
E-mail: GSCC_datainfo@NRCan.gc.ca
Metadata_Future_Review_Date: As the open file is updated
Metadata_Date: February, 2003