| Title | Surficial geology of Canada / Géologie des formations superficielles du Canada |
| Download | Downloads |
| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
supersedes any previous licences. |
| Author | Geological Survey of Canada |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Canadian Geoscience Map 195, 2014, 1 sheet, https://doi.org/10.4095/295462 (Open Access) |
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| Year | 2014 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Edition | Prelim., Surficial Data Model V.2.0 Conversion |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Maps | 1 map |
| Map Info. | surficial geology, 1:5,000,000 |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| Related | This publication is related to Fulton, R J; (1995).
Surficial materials of Canada, Geological Survey of Canada, "A" Series Map no. 1880A |
| File format | pdf; shp; xml; xls; jpg; JPEG2000 |
| Province | British Columbia; Alberta; Saskatchewan; Manitoba; Ontario; Quebec; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island; Newfoundland and Labrador; Northwest Territories; Yukon; Nunavut |
| NTS | 1; 2; 3; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; 28; 29; 30; 31; 32; 33; 34; 35; 36; 37; 38; 39; 40; 41; 42; 43; 44; 45; 46; 47; 48; 49; 52; 53; 54; 55; 56; 57; 58; 59; 62; 63; 64; 65;
66; 67; 68; 69; 72; 73; 74; 75; 76; 77; 78; 79; 82; 83; 84; 85; 86; 87; 88; 89; 92; 93; 94; 95; 96; 97; 98; 99; 102; 103; 104; 105; 106; 107; 114O; 114P; 115; 116; 117; 120; 340; 560 |
| Lat/Long WENS | -141.0000 -50.0000 90.0000 41.7500 |
| Subjects | surficial geology/geomorphology; lithology; glaciers; alluvial deposits; marine deposits; lacustrine deposits; colluvial deposits; glaciolacustrine deposits; glaciomarine deposits; glaciofluvial
deposits; tills; Wisconsinian Glacial Stage; glacial stages; eskers; moraines; glacial deposits; volcanic rocks; igneous rocks; Holocene; Quaternary |
| Program | GEM2:
Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals, Rae Province Project Management |
| Released | 2014 12 19; 2017 01 25 |
| Abstract | This new surficial geology map product represents the conversion of the map "Surficial Materials of Canada" (Fulton, 1995) and its legend, using the Geological Survey of Canada's Surficial Data Model
(SDM version 2.0) which can be found in Open File 7631 (Deblonde et al., 2014). All geoscience knowledge and information from map 1880A that conformed to the current SDM were maintained during the conversion process. However, only terrestrial units
are depicted on this map. Map units below modern sea level or major lake levels are not shown but are maintained in the digital data of this publication. Where additional information was required in certain regions of the Arctic and Cordillera,
legacy geology map data were used. These maps are listed in the digital "Map Information" document. All other source maps used in map 1880A are not relisted here. The purpose of converting legacy map data to a common science language and common
legend is to enable and facilitate the efficient digital compilation, interpretation, management and dissemination of geologic map information in a structured and consistent manner. This provides an effective knowledge management tool designed around
a geo-database which can expand following the type of information to appear on new surficial geology maps. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
The map identifies surficial materials and associated landforms left by the retreat of the last glaciers and non glacial environments. The surficial
geology is based on compilation of existing maps. This work provides new geological knowledge and improves our understanding of the distribution, nature and glacial history of surficial materials. It contributes to resource assessments and effective
land use management. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 295462 |
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