Publication information

Geological Survey of Canada
Open File 7910

Till composition across the MacAlpine Moraine System: results from the GEM-2 Thelon tectonic zone project, Nunavut (NTS 76-H and NTS 76-I)

I. McMartin and R.G. Berman 

© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources Canada, 2015

doi:10.4095/296833

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Recommended citation

McMartin, I. and Berman, R.G., 2015. Till composition across the MacAlpine Moraine System: results from the GEM-2 Thelon tectonic zone project, Nunavut (NTS 76-H and NTS 76-I); Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7910, 1 .zip file.  doi:10.4095/296833

Contents

This Open File includes the complete field database and analytical results from the Geological Survey of Canada’s 2014 targeted till sampling survey completed as part of the GME-2 Thelon tectonic zone project in mainland Nunavut. The report provides an overview of the bedrock and Quaternary geology of the area.

Directory structure

readme.rtf (English version of this file)
of_7910.pdf (Open File Report)
Appendix01.xls: Contains field site location and description
Appendix02.xls: Contains location and description of ice-movement indicators
Appendix03.xls: Contains location and description of samples
Appendix04.xls: Contains till geochemistry data, <0.063 mm, ICP-MS, aqua regia digestion, 4-acid digestion, and 	ICP-ES/MS, lithium meteborate/tetraborate fusion and dilute nitric digestion
Appendix05.xls: Contains till matrix colour and sand-silt-clay distribution
Appendix06.xls: Contains till carbon and organic contents, <0.063 mm 
Appendix07.xls: Contains till pebble counts, 8-30 mm
Appendix08.xls: Contains gold grain and indicator mineral counts (0.25-2 mm) 

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Author contact information

Isabelle McMartin (imcmarti@nrcan.gc.ca)
Rob Berman (rberman@nrcan.gc.ca)

Availability information

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