| Title | Lithology, mineralogy, and geochemistry of glacial sediments overlying kimberlite at Smeaton, Saskatchewan |
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| Author | Thorleifson, L H; Garrett, R G |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 551, 2000, 40 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/211449  Open Access |
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| Year | 2000 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| Related | This publication is contained in Till geochemistry,
mineralogy and lithology, and soil geochemistry - data from the 1991-1992 Prairie kimberlite study |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| NTS | 73H/07NW |
| Area | Smeaton |
| Lat/Long WENS | -105.0000 -104.7500 53.5000 53.3750 |
| Subjects | metallic minerals; industrial minerals; geochemistry; mineralogy; stratigraphy; lithology; glacial deposits; glacial deposits; mineralogical analyses; drift deposits; kimberlites; gold; cores;
boreholes; diamond; analyses; electron probe analyses; geochemical analyses; garnet; ilmenite; clinopyroxene; diopside; pyrope; shales; tills; sands; boulders; exploration guidelines; stratigraphic analyses; Quaternary; Precambrian |
| Illustrations | sketch maps; analyses |
| Program | Canada-Saskatchewan Partnership Agreement on Mineral Development, 1990-1995 |
| Released | 2000 07 01; 2016 01 12 |
| Abstract | Quaternary glacial sediments over 100 m thick overlie interbedded Cretaceous shale and extrusive kimberlite debris at a site near Smeaton, Saskatchewan. These sediments consist of diamicts interpreted
as till, with minor sand, silt, and clay interbeds. The uppermost sediments, 34.6 m thick, contain few kimberlite indicator minerals, but are rich in shield debris, thus resembling, in composition, northerly-derived till that occurs at surface
throughout the region between the exposed shield and the North Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan rivers. Underlying sediments, 33.6 m thick, contain numerous kimberlite indicator minerals, and are carbonate rich to very carbonate rich, resembling in
composition northeasterly to easterly derived surface till throughout the region south of the Saskatchewan River and east of The Missouri Coteau. The lowermost sediments, 32.2 m thick, contain few kimberlite indicator minerals, but contain both
shield and carbonate erratics in intermediate amounts, and are thus of an approximately northeasterly derivation. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 211449 |
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