Soil, Till New Brunswick 1982

Till and soil sampling survey, NTS 21G/1,2,7,8, southwest New Brunswick  


New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources

Survey Description

Approximately 525 B-horizon and till samples collected in 1982 in the eastern Saint George Batholith area, southwest New Brunswick. Data published in New Brunswick Dept. of Natural Resources Report of Investigation 19.

Data Description: Paper report; element data plotted on series of maps.

Quantities Analysed: B-horizon samples by AAS after HCl-HNO2 digestion for 8 elements; by delayed neutron activation for U; by XRF for Sb.

Geochem Plots Available: Series of maps showing element determinations at sample points.

Other Analyses: C-horizon samples for heavy mineral concentrate for point counts and geochemical analysis (Au, Sn, and W); grain size (<2 mm); pebble lithologies.



Publication History

Ruitenberg, A.A. (1982). Eastern St. George Batholith project. In Seventh Annual Review of Activities, Project Resumes 1982. New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Division Information Circular 82-1, p.13.

Thomas, R.D., Gleeson, C.F., Rampton, V.N., Ruitenberg, A.A. (1987). Geochemistry and geology of surficial materials overlying part of the eastern Saint George batholith, New Brunswick. New Brunswick Dept of Natural Resources, Geological Surveys Branch Report of Investigation 19.


Project History

1982-1987 Eastern Saint George Batholith Project, New Brunswick, 1982.
  The eastern Saint George Batholith Project was designed mainly as an aid for the exploration of tin, tungsten and molybdenum deposits. In 1982, surficial geology mapping was carried out and B-horizon soil samples and till samples were collected. The data are published in New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources Report of Investigation 19.



Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude

45.25º

45.67º -66.75º -66.25º