Publication information

Geological Survey of Canada
Open File 7408

Portable XRF spectrometry of surficial sediments, NTS 75-I, 75-J, 75-O, 75-P (Mary Frances Lake – Whitefish Lake – Thelon River area), Northwest Territories

Plourde, A.P., Knight, R.D., Kjarsgaard, B.A., Sharpe, D.R. and Lesemann, J-E.

© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada 2013

doi:10.4095/292714 

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Recommended citation

Plourde, A.P., Knight, R.D., Kjarsgaard, B.A., Sharpe, D.R., and Lesemann, J-E., 2013.  Portable XRF spectrometry of surficial sediments, NTS 75-I, 75-J, 75-O, 75-P (Mary Frances Lake – Whitefish Lake – Thelon River area), Northwest Territories; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7408. doi:10.4095/292714
 
Contents

This report presents elemental concentrations, determined by pXRF spectrometry, of surficial sediment diamicton (till) and esker (sand) samples, collected in summer 2012. The study area encompasses parts of NTS map sheets 75-I, 75-J, 75-O, and 75-P; it covers approximately 3500 km2, lying southwest of the Thelon Wildlife Sanctuary, and east of the area of interest for Thaidene Nene

Directory structure

Readme.rtf
Licence_agreement.rtf
of_7408.pdf
Appendix A  
             pXRF data - Appendix A.xls
This Microsoft Excel® workbook contains 3 worksheets that contain results obtained using handheld pXRF for original sample material, Dried and sieved sample material and reference standards .
Appendix B  
This appendix contains 15 map files that display a comparison of till geochemistry derived form pXRF methods with data aquired by aqua regia, 4-acid and lithium borate fusion methods.
Appendix C  
This appendix contains 15 map files that display till and esker geochemistry derived form pXRF methods. 

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Author contact information

rknight@NRCan.gc.ca
Geological Survey of Canada
601 Booth Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
K1A 0E8

Availability information

This publication is available for free download through GEOSCAN (http://geoscan.ess.nrcan.gc.ca/).