| Title | Seismic shothole drillers' log-derived thematic GIS, Northwest Territories and northern Yukon: bedrock outcrop and subcrop, geohazards, and muskeg thickness |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
supersedes any previous licences. |
| Author | Smith, I R ;
Lesk-Winfield, K |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 6410, 2010; 1 DVD, https://doi.org/10.4095/261784  Open Access |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | DVD; digital; on-line |
| File format | readme
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| File format | txt; pdf; html; shp |
| Province | Northwest Territories; Yukon; Alberta; British Columbia |
| NTS | 84M; 84N; 84O; 85B; 85C; 85D; 85E; 85F; 85G; 85K; 85L; 85M; 94N; 94O; 94P; 95A; 95B; 95C; 95F; 95G; 95H; 95I; 95J; 95K; 95M; 95N; 95O; 95P; 96; 97B; 97A; 97B; 97C; 97D; 97F; 105P; 106; 107A; 107B; 107C;
107D; 107E; 116F; 116G; 116H; 116I; 116J; 116K; 116N; 116O; 116P; 117A; 117B; 117C; 117D |
| Area | Mackenzie corridor; Colville Hills; Fort Liard; Fort Good Hope; Fort McPherson; Mackenzie Delta; Mackenzie Mountains; Mackenzie River; Old Crow basin; Richardson Mountains; Trout Lake; Tuktoyaktuk
Peninsula |
| Lat/Long WENS | -144.0000 -114.0000 71.0000 59.5000 |
| Lat/Long WENS | -141.0000 -133.5000 69.5000 65.0000 |
| Subjects | geophysics; stratigraphy; surficial geology/geomorphology; engineering geology; seismic interpretations; drift prospecting; drift deposits; lithology; lithostratigraphy; landslides; landslide deposits;
permafrost; bedrock geology; sedimentary rocks; sandstones; shales; siltstones; aggregates; muskegs; health hazards; Phanerozoic; Cenozoic; Quaternary; Mesozoic; Paleozoic |
| Illustrations | tables; tables; digital elevation models |
| Program | Secure Canadian Energy Supply |
| Program | Program of Energy Research and Development (PERD) |
| Released | 2010 03 03 |
| Abstract | This publication provides a collection of geoscience and biological information interpreted from seismic shothole drillers' log records. The shothole records provide point lithostratigraphic
observations of muskeg and earth materials from surface to 10-20 m depth. Data are presented as GIS, allowing spatial patterns and distributions to be assessed.Bedrock situated at the top of drillers' log records is mapped as outcrop, while that
situated below unconsolidated drift is mapped as subcrop. Identification of bedrock type and situation will aid bedrock mapping and drift exploration, particularly in areas of thick drift cover. It will also assist bedrock-generated landslide hazard
assessments, and benefit granular aggregate exploration, as competent bedrock such as limestone could be quarried. Geohazards pertain to those records interpreted to represent hazards to infrastructure development, such as roads and pipelines, as
well as future geophysical seismic exploration. The geohazards identified include the presence of ice or water at depth, and occurrences of flowing holes (water), flowing sand, and gas. Muskeg thicknesses and/or the presence of muskeg (thickness
undefined) was interpreted from drillers' log records and plotted as thickness-proportional symbols. The available data permits broad trends in muskeg thickness and distribution to be discerned throughout the study area, and highlights areas where
thick and extensive muskeg could pose a significant concern to future infrastructure development. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 261784 |
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