Till Newfoundland and Labrador 1985

Till sampling survey, NTS 13L/1,8 central Labrador, 1985.  


Department of Natural Resources, Newfoundland and Labrador, Mines and Energy Branch, Geological Survey

Survey Description

176 till samples were collected in 1985 in the Letitia Lake area, central Labrador. The data are published in Newfoundland Department of Mines and Energy Open File 13L/0069.

Data Description: Paper report and maps.

Quantities Analysed: <0.063 mm fraction by AAS after HNO3 digestion and HCl leach for 11 elements; by X-ray fluorescence for 12 elements; by ion specific electrode for F; and by delayed neutron activation for U.

Geochem Plots Available: Maps 89-to 89-124 show the dispersal of selected elements.



Publication History

Batterson, M.J. (1989). Till geochemistry of the Letitia Lake area (NTS 13L/1), Labrador. Newfoundland Department of Mines and Energy Open File (L)13L/0069.


Project History

1985-1989 Central Labrador till sampling survey carried out in 1985.
  In 1985, Quaternary mapping and till geochemistry studies were undertaken in the western part of the Central Mineral Belt of Labrador in the Letitia Lake area. The object of the project was to determine the local ice-flow history and its effects on dispersal of sediment derived from the bedrock units, as an aid to mineral exploration in the area. The data are published in Newfoundland Department of Mines and Energy Open File 13L/0069.



Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude

54.07º

54.37º -62.5º -62º