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Geological Survey of Canada
Preprint 2

Overview of GEM surficial geochemistry and indicator-mineral surveys and case studies in northern Canada

M.B. McClenaghan, W.A. Spirito, S.J.A. Day, M.W. McCurdy, R.J. McNeil, and S.W. Adcock

© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources, 2022

ISBN 978-0-660-44727-8
Catalogue No. M183-7/2-2022E-PDF
Permanent link: https://doi.org/10.4095/330473

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McMartin, I. (ed.), in press. Surficial geology of northern Canada: a summary of Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals program contributions; Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 611.

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McClenaghan, M.B., Spirito, W.A., Day, S.J.A., McCurdy, M.W., McNeil, R.J., and Adcock, S.W., 2022.  Overview of GEM surficial geochemistry and indicator-mineral surveys and case studies in northern Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Preprint 2, 1 .zip file. https://doi.org/10.4095/330473

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Contents

This paper describes reconnaissance-scale to deposit-scale geochemical and indicator-mineral surveys, and case studies carried out across northern Canada as part of the Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals (GEM) program, between 2008 and 2020. The paper summarizes results obtained for geochemical analysis of lake sediment, lake water, stream sediment, stream water, and till samples, as well as indicator-mineral analysis of stream sediment and till samples.

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GSC_Preprint_2_readme.rtf (this file)
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GEM_Syn_AppendixA_Geochemistry.xlsx
GEM_Syn_AppendixB_IndicatorMin.xlsx

Author contact information

M.B. McClenaghan (beth.mcclenaghan@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca)
W.A. Spirito (wendy.spirito@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca)
S.J.A. Day (stephen.day@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca)
M.W. McCurdy (martin.mccurdy@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca)
R.J. McNeil (rick.mcneil@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca)
S.W. Adcock (stephenw.adcock@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca)
Geological Survey of Canada
601 Booth Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0E8

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