Publication information

Geological Survey of Canada
Open File 7477

Geology, Chinook west, British Columbia

Compilers: G.S. Stockmal and M.E. McMechan

© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources Canada, 2015
doi:10.4095/297170

Publications in this series have not been edited; they are released as submitted by the author.

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Recommended citation

Stockmal, G.S. and McMechan, M.E. (comp.), 2015. Geology, Chinook West, British Columbia; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7477, 1. zip file. doi:10.4095/297170

Contents

The 1:100,000-scale bedrock geological map of Chinook West, which encompasses two 1:50,000 NTS map sheets, is the result of compilation and reinterpretation of pre-existing maps, theses, journal papers, guidebooks, and other publications, combined with limited new mapping and field checking. With the companion Chinook North and Chinook South compilation maps, each comprising twelve 1:50,000 NTS sheets, the Chinook series maps span the southernmost Canadian Rocky Mountains and Foothills between 49˚00’N and 50˚30’N. The bedrock geology of Chinook West is characterized by sedimentary and minor volcanic strata of Mesoproterozoic to Early Cretaceous age, deformed by a series of thin-skinned thrust faults, folds, and late-stage normal faults, of probable Early Cretaceous to Paleogene or early Neogene age. The Hosmer and Lizard Range structures dominate the structural geology, in association with dramatic along-strike changes in Cambrian strata. The map relationships suggest a complex structural history involving the linkage of different detachment horizons, and the influence of pre-existing structures related to Mesoproterozoic and Cambrian basin development.

Directory structure

\                           - Contains this RTF readme file, a PDF of the map, a pdf of the geology report and a pdf of the master legend
\Data				    - Contains PDF of the bedrock or surficial 
data model, and a PDF of the data model domains
\Data\SHP\Bedrock 	    – Contains shape files of bedrock geological feature 
classes converted from file geodatabase
\Data\SHP\CartoElements     – Contains shape files of cartographic elements
feature classes converted from file geodatabase
\Data\SHP\TopoBase	    - Contains shape files of base feature classes
converted from file geodatabase
\Data\XLS 			    - Contains any Excel® spreadsheets, including the
map units/legend descriptions
\Data\XML		    - XML workspace document of geodatabases
\StylesFonts		    - Contains TrueType fonts and ArcMap™ style files 
required for geological symbolization in ArcMap™

System requirements

INSTALLATION
Copy the GSC fonts from the \StylesFonts folder to the Windows\Fonts folder on your hard drive. 
Copy style files from the \StylesFonts folder to the ArcGIS\Styles folder on your hard drive.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Contains files produced using the following software:
ESRI® ArcGIS™ 10.2 (shape files, XML workspace document)
Microsoft® Excel® 97-2007

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Digital Topographic Data from Natural Resources Canada

System requirements

PC with 486 or greater processor, or Mac® with OS® X v. 10.2.2 or later; Adobe® Reader® v. 6.0 or later; video resolution of 1280 x 1024.

Author contact information

G.S. Stockmal
Geological Survey of Canada
3303-33rd Street NW
Calgary, Alberta
T2L 2A7
Glen.Stockmal@canada.gc.ca

Availability information

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