| Title | Following kimberlite indicator minerals to source in the Chidliak Kimberlite Province, Nunavut |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
supersedes any previous licences. |
| Author | Pell, J; Clements, B; Grütter, H; Neilson, S; Grenon, H |
| Source | New frontiers for exploration in glaciated terrain; by Paulen, R C (ed.); McClenaghan, M B (ed.); Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7374, 2017 p. 47-52, https://doi.org/10.4095/300291  Open Access |
| Year | 2017 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Edition | rev. |
| Meeting | New Frontiers for Exploration in Glaciated Terrain workshop, PDAC 2013 International Convention; Toronto; CA; March 1, 2013 |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| Related | This publication is contained in New frontiers for
exploration in glaciated terrain |
| Related | This publication supercedes Following kimberlite indicator
minerals to source in the Chidliak Kimberlite Province, Nunavut |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Nunavut |
| NTS | 25O/13; 25O/14; 25O/15; 25O/16; 25P/13; 25P/14; 26A/04; 26B |
| Area | Hall Peninsula; Baffin Island |
| Lat/Long WENS | -68.5000 -65.0000 65.0000 63.5000 |
| Subjects | economic geology; surficial geology/geomorphology; mineral occurrences; exploration methods; mineral exploration; drift prospecting; drift geochemistry; tills; till geochemistry; indicator elements;
glacial deposits; glacial landforms; glacial features; glacial history; sediment transport; sampling methods; sampling techniques; geochemical analyses; pebble lithology; diamond; kimberlites; Chidliak Kimberlite Province; Cenozoic;
Quaternary |
| Illustrations | location maps; plots; tables; pie charts |
| Program | GEM: Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals GEM Tri-Territorial information management & databases (Tri-Territorial Indicator Minerals Framework) |
| Released | 2017 04 07 |
| Abstract | The discovery of diamond-bearing kimberlite within the Chidliak kimberlite province on Hall Peninsula, southern Baffin Island, Nunavut, is a classic example of the application of traditional
diamond-exploration techniques in a glaciated terrain. To date, 64 kimberlite pipes have been discovered: 61 on the Chidliak project and three on the adjacent Qilaq project. The first discovery was made in 2008, making Chidliak the most recent
kimberlite province discovered in Canada. Comprehensive kimberlite indicator mineral (KIM) classification and interpretation techniques, including abrasion and geochemical analyses have played a significant role in these discoveries and have evolved
over the course of the project. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
A collection of individual manuscripts, presented at the 2013 PDAC drift prospecting workshop. This open file will provide a lasting legacy to this GEM
deliverable, with papers available from GEOSCAN |
| GEOSCAN ID | 300291 |
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