Till | Ontario | 1980 |
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Till sampling survey, NTS 30M,N, 31B,C,D,E,F,G in southeastern Ontario, 1980-81. |
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Survey Description Till samples were taken on the Frontenac Arch and surrounding areas in southeastern Ontario in 1980-1981. The data are published in GSC Open File 947. This open file has been superseded by a digital release, GSC Open File 3175 which also includes data from OFs 1792 and 2274. The data from OF 947 have also been released as part of a big Ontario-Quebec summary and interpretation in GSC Bulletin 463. Data Description: Paper report and data lists; sample location map. Quantities Analysed: <0.002 mm fraction of till by AAS after HNO3-HCl leach for 12 elements (including Hg); by colorimetric method for As; by fluorometric method for U. Other Analyses: Grain size (<2 mm fraction); carbonate (<0.063 mm by LECO). |
Publication History Kettles, I.M. (1990). Geochemistry of glacial sediments in the Clyde Forks - Westport area, Ontario: applications to mineral exploration and acid rain research. Geological Survey of Canada Open File 2274. Kettles, I.M., Shilts, W.W. (1994). Composition of glacial sediments in Canadian Shield terrane, southeastern Ontario and southwestern Quebec: applications to acid rain research and mineral exploration. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 463. |
Project History 1980-1988 Frontenac Arch, southeastern Ontario and Muskoka area, Ontario till sampling surveys carried out in 1980-1985. 1986-1990 Clyde Forks – Westport, Ontario till sampling survey carried out in 1986 and 1988. |
Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
44.17º |
46º | -79.67º | -75.5º |