Soil, Till New Brunswick 1989

Till and soil sampling survey, NTS 21O/7,8, north central New Brunswick, 1989-1991.  


New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources

Survey Description

B-horizon and basal till samples were collected at 535 sites in the Nepisiguit Lakes and California Lake area, north central New Brunswick between 1989 and 1991. The data are published in NB DNRE Geoscience Report 94-3.

Data Description: Paper or digital report; Dbase file.

Quantities Analysed: B horizon - <0.177 mm fraction by AAS for 8 elements. Till - <0.063 mm fraction by INAA for 34 elements; by AAS after HNO3-HCl and other digestions for 14 elements, and by CV-AAS for Hg.

Geochem Plots Available: Proportional symbol maps show dispersal of 15 elements.

Other Analyses: Pebble counts.



Publication History

Parkhill, M.A. (1994). Surficial geology and till geochemistry of the Nepisiguit Lakes (NTS 21 O/7) and California Lake (NTS 21 O/8) map areas; Gloucester, Northumberland, Restigouche, Victoria counties, New Brunswick). New Brunswick Dept of Natural Resources, Geological Surveys Branch Geoscience Report 94-3.


Project History

1989-1994 North central New Brunswick till and soil sampling survey carried out 1989-1991.
  This project is part of a regolith mapping and sampling program initiated by the New Brunswick Department of Natural Resource and Energy. The main objective is to delineate possible exploration targets for the mining industry by defining glacial dispersal patterns and background till geochemical values and providing surficial geology maps to identify the nature and thickness of surficial materials in the study area. The data are also useful for mine reclamation, reforestation, regional landfill siting and land-use and environmental planning. The data are published in NB DNRE Geoscience Report 94-3.



Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude

47.25º

47.5º -68º -67º