Till Ontario 1988

Till sampling survey, NTS 40J/2,3,6,7, 40G/10,15 in Essex County, southwestern Ontario, 1988 and 1989.  


Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, Ontario Geological Survey

Survey Description

Approximately 60 till and 85 glaciolacustrine sand/silt samples collected in Essex County, southwestern Ontario in 1988 and 1989. Data published in Ontario Geological Survey Open File Report 5886.

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

Quantities Analysed: <0.037 mm fraction by AAS after total digestion (HNO3-HF) for Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn, Fe.

Other Analyses: Grain size (<2 mm fraction), carbonate (<0.076 mm fraction (Chittick)), heavy mineral concentrate for point counts; clay mineralogy.



Publication History

Morris, T.F. (1994). Quaternary geology of Essex County, southwestern Ontario. Ontario Geological Survey Open File Report 5886.

Morris, T.F., Kelly, R.I. (1997). Origin and physical and chemical characteristics of glacial overburden in Essex and Kent counties, southwestern Ontario. Canadian Journal of Earth sciences, v. 34, p. 233-246.


Project History

1988-1994 Essex County, southwestern Ontario till sampling survey carried out in 1988 and 1989.
  This project examines the properties, distribution and relationships of various geological materials in Essex County, southwestern Ontario. Surficial geologic mapping of the area began in 1988 and was completed in 1989. Field methods involve describing, sampling and comparing materials observed in natural and man-made exposures, soil probing and sonic drilling. Data published in Ontario Geological Survey Open File Report 5886.



Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude

41.6º

42.6º -83.3º -82.5º