Soil, Till Quebec 1992

Till and soil sampling survey, NTS 33N,O, northern Quebec, 1992.  


Geological Survey of Canada, Quebec Geoscience Centre

Survey Description

Till and soil sampling from 100 sites, the Petite rivière de la Baleine area, northern Quebec in 1992. The data are published in GSC Open File 2871.

Data Description: Paper report.

Quantities Analysed: <0.063 mm fraction by INAA for 31 elements; by XRF for 12 elements, by AFS after a HCl-NaOH digestion for Hg.

Geochem Plots Available: Series of regional element dispersal maps.

Other Analyses: Carbonate (<0.063 mm fraction by LECO ).



Publication History

Parent, M., Laflèche, M.R., Paradis, S.J., Tremblay, C., et Boisvert, É. (1995). Géochimie régionale du till, région de la Petite rivière de la Baleine, Québec nordique. Geological Survey of Canada Open File 2871.


Project History

1992-1996 Projet Hudsonie (1992-1993), Quebec.
  The Projet Hudsonie (1992-1993) is a multi-disciplinary project to characterize the geochemical and geomorphological processes and environments to help study the area for hydro-electrical development (Grande-Baleine Project). The regional till geochemistry and a preliminary analysis of mercury distribution in soil and till is published in GSC Open Files 2871 and 3269.



Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude

55.5º

56º -77.5º -75º