| Title | Geotechnical properties sediments in Lancaster Sound |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
supersedes any previous licences. |
| Author | Bennett, R; Higgins, J |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8189, 2016, 116 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/299483  Open Access |
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| Year | 2016 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Northern offshore region |
| NTS | 48E; 48F |
| Area | Baffin Bay; Lancaster Sound |
| Lat/Long WENS | -88.0000 -80.0000 74.7500 73.7500 |
| Subjects | sedimentology; marine geology; geophysics; marine sediments; sediment properties; sedimentary environments; magnetic susceptibility; gamma-ray surveying; magnetic surveys; magnetic properties; muds;
silts; Tiniktartuq Mud; David Strait Silt; Quaternary |
| Illustrations | location maps; profiles; photographs; core logs |
| Program | Public Safety
Geoscience Marine Geohazards |
| Released | 2016 12 14 |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
A series of sediment cores was collected in Lancaster Sound during the Geological Survey of Canada ¿ Atlantic (GSCA) cruise 2008-029 onboard the CCGS
Hudson. The cores from cruise 2008-029 have the most modern and complete suite of geotechnical and sedimentological analyses for any sediment samples in the Lancaster Sound region. The purpose of this report is to make these data available and
provide a regional overview of sediment characteristics and basic geotechnical properties in Lancaster Sound. The lowermost sediment penetrated by these cores is the Baffin Shelf Drift unit. This till is a very dark brown sandy clay with sandy
laminations and pebbles. The till is overlain by Davis Strait Silt unit laminated glaciomarine sediments consisting of carbonate-rich gray silty clay with occasional sandy layers and pebbles. The uppermost sedimentary unit is comprised of the
post-glacial bioturbated olive gray silty clay of the Tikitartuq Mud unit. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 299483 |
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