Soil, Till Quebec 1993

Till and soil sampling survey, NTS 33M, N, northern Quebec, 1993.  


Geological Survey of Canada, Quebec Geoscience Centre

Survey Description

Till and soil sampling 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 Plots Available: Proportional symbol maps showing distribution of elements.

Other Analyses: Pebble lithologies.



Publication History

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.


Project History

1992-1996 Projet Hudsonie (1992-1993), Quebec.
  The Projet Hudsonie (1992-1993) is a multi-disciplinary project to characterize the geochemical and geomorphological processes and environments to help study the area for hydro-electrical development (Grande-Baleine Project). The regional till geochemistry and a preliminary analysis of mercury distribution in soil and till is published in GSC Open Files 2871 and 3269.



Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude

55º

55.5º -78.5º -77º