Soil, Till | Nunavut | 1999 |
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Till and soil sampling survey, NTS 55E,L, Kaminak Lake area, Nunavut, 1999. |
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Survey Description Till and humus samples were collected Kaminak Lake area, Kivalliq region, Nunavut in 1999. The samples were collected near Hg-rich sources identified in the 1997 survey. The data are published in GSC Open File 4089. Data Description: Paper report; CD-ROM (PDF and Excel). Quantities Analysed: <0.063 mm, <0.002 mm and <2 mm fractions by ICP-AES, by CV-AAS and Milestone for Hg, and by various methods for metal speciation-selective extraction analysis on selected samples. Other Analyses: Pebble lithologies (2-4 cm fraction); carbonate (<0.063 mm, <0.002 mm and <2 mm (Chittick and LECO)); LOI; <0.002 mm by X-ray diffraction for clay mineralogy; heavy mineral concentrate for point counts. |
Project History 1997-2002 Kaminak Lake, Nunavut till sampling surveys carried out in 1997 and 1999. |
Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
61.75º |
62.58º | -96º | -94º |