Soil, Till Manitoba, Saskatchewan 1991

Regional till and soil sampling survey, NTS 63J,K,L,M,N,O, north-central Manitoba and Saskatchewan, 1991-1995.  


Geological Survey of Canada, Terrain Sciences Division

Survey Description

2536 till and 1639 humus samples collected in Saskatchewan and the area surrounding Flin Flon, Manitoba in 1991-1995. Data published in GSC Open Files 2844 and 3277.

Data Description: Paper report; data lists on diskette (ASCII and Excel).

Quantities Analysed: Humus - archived samples - <2 mm by AAS after aqua regia for 6 elements and by colorimetric after aqua regia for As; <0.177 mm by ICP-AES after aqua regia for 26 elements and by CV-AAS after multi-acid for Hg; - new samples - <0.425 mm - ICP-AES after aqua regia for 26 elements and by CV-AAS after aqua regia for Hg. Till - <0.002 mm - AAS after aqua regia and multi-acid leach for 11 elements and ICP-AES after aqua regia for 26 elements and by CV-ASS for Hg.

Geochem Plots Available: Proportional symbol maps showing regional distribution of selected elements, clast lithologic components, and carbonate in till and selected elements in humus.

Other Analyses: Pebble counts; heavy mineral concentrate for gold grain counts, kimberlite indicator minerals and heavy mineral point counts; carbonate (<0.063 mm fraction by AAS and LECO); grain size (<2 mm).



Publication History

McMartin, I., Pringle, G. (1994). Regional kimberlite indicator mineral data and till geochemistry from the Wekusko Lake area, north-central Manitoba. Geological Survey of Canada Open File 2844, 78 pages.

McMartin, I. (1996). Quaternary geology and environmental geochemistry of the Flin Flon region, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Carleton University, Ottawa, On, PhD. Thesis, 289 pages.

McMartin, I., Henderson, P.J., Nielsen, E., Campbell, J.E. (1996). Surficial geology, till and humus composition across the Shield margin, north-central Manitoba and Saskatchewan: geospatial analysis of a glaciated environment. Geological Survey of Canada Open File 3277.

Henderson, P.J., McMartin, I., Hall, G.E.M., Percival, J.B., Walker, D.A. (1998). The chemical and physical characteristics of heavy metals in humus and till in the vicinity of the base metal smelter at Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada. Environmental Geology v.34, p. 39-58.

McMartin, I., Henderson, P.J., Nielsen, E. (1999). Impact of a base metal smelter on the geochemistry of soils of the Flin Flon region, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. In S.B. Lucas, NATMAP Shield Margin Project, Volume 1. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 26, p. 141-160.

McMartin, I., Henderson, P.J., Plouffe, A., Knight, R.D. (2002). Comparison of Cu-Hg-Ni-Pb concentrations in soils adjacent to anthropogenic point sources: examples from four Canadian sites. Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis, v.2 p.57-73.


Project History

1991-1996 NATMAP Shield Margin Project, 1991-1995.
  Surficial geological mapping and regional surficial sediment sampling (till and soil) were carried out in 1991-1995 in north-central Manitoba and Saskatchewan as part of the NATMAP Shield Margin Project, a co-operative multidisciplinary federal/provincial program initiated by the Geological Survey of Canada. The data were published in GSC Open Files 2844 and 3277. Additional information can be found in CJES v26 and I. McMartin’s PhD thesis (Carleton Univ).



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