| Title | Introduction and Summary |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
supersedes any previous licences. |
| Author | McMartin, I ;
Kerr, D E; McClenaghan, M B; Duk-Rodkin, A; Tremblay, T; Parent, M; Rice, J M |
| Source | Surficial geology of northern Canada: a summary of Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals program contributions; by McMartin, I (ed.); Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 611, 2023 p. 1-6, https://doi.org/10.4095/331419
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| Year | 2023 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| Related | This publication is contained in Surficial geology of
northern Canada: a summary of Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals program contributions |
| Related | This publication is a translation of Introduction et
Sommaire |
| File format | readme
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| File format | pdf; rtf; pdx; idx |
| Province | Canada; British Columbia; Alberta; Saskatchewan; Manitoba; Ontario; Quebec; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island; Newfoundland and Labrador; Northwest Territories; Yukon; Nunavut |
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| Lat/Long WENS | -141.0000 -50.0000 90.0000 41.7500 |
| Subjects | surficial geology/geomorphology; Science and Technology; Nature and Environment; mineralogy; minerals |
| Illustrations | location maps |
| Program | GEM2: Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals GEM Synthesis |
| Released | 2023 02 16 |
| Abstract | This bulletin summarizes surficial geology knowledge and data produced by the Geo-mappingfor Energy and Minerals (GEM) program in the last decade and provides an updated understanding of the nature,
distribution, and history of surficial deposits in various glacial terrain types of Canada's North. The advancement in various aspects of surficial geology and the evolution of certain concepts and methods form the subject of the papers that make up
this bulletin. Specifically, the papers discuss the status of surficial geology mapping in northern Canada and the development of standards to facilitate map release; highlights from selected GEM surficial geochemical and indicator mineral surveys
and the establishment of protocols for drift prospecting; and the revised glacial histories and surficial geology in various regions, from the Mackenzie Mountains to the Labrador coast. This introductory paper to Bulletin 611 describes the scope of
the publication and provides a summary of major surficial geology contributions to the GEM program in northern Canada. Remaining knowledge gaps and outstanding issues suggest ideas for future research topics and regions of interest that could inform
decisions on mineral exploration and land-use management. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
This Chapter is the Introduction for the GEM Synthesis Surficial Bulletin. It describes the scope of the publication, the approach, the nature of work in
GEM-1 and GEM-2 projects and a presentation of the various chapters. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 331419 |
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