Publication information

Geological Survey of Canada
Open File 7918

Portable XRF spectrometry results from the High Park borehole, southern Ontario

Knight, R.D., Valiquette, L.J., and Russell, H.A.J.

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

doi:10.4095/297627

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Recommended citation

Knight, R.D., Valiquette, L.J., and Russell, H.A.J., 2015. Portable XRF spectrometry results from the High Park borehole, southern Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7918, 1 .zip file. doi:10.4095/297627

Contents

The primary objective of this Open File is to publish the geochemical analyses of 58 samples obtained from the use of a portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (pXRF) for sediments collected from a 44 m deep borehole located in the northeast corner of High Park, Ontario. The data are interpreted using single element trends from the base to the top of the borehole. Eighteen elements (As, Ba, Ca, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mn, Ni, Rb, S, Sr, Th, Ti, U, V, Zn, and Zr) were detected using the pXRF spectrometer. Results, including grain size analysis, are presented in Appendix A and displayed graphically in Appendix B.

Directory structure

Readme.rtf
of_7918.pdf
Appendix A – 2 Excel tables, 1 word table
1)	Grain Size Analysis
This Microsoft Excel® worksheet contains data for grain size analyses from the High Park borehole.

2)	High Park pXRF Results
This Microsoft Excel® worksheet contains data for pXRF analyses from the High Park borehole, including results for standard reference materials and blanks used for data quality control.

3)	pXRF Spectrometry column headings
This Microsoft Word® document contains definitions for the column headings used in the High Park pXRF Results worksheet.

 
Appendix B  
High Park chemostratigraphy
The .pdf file contains a graphic display of the borehole and corresponding downhole grain size for sand, silt, and clay as well as geochemistry.

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Author contact information

ross.knight@canada.ca
Ross Knight
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.nrcan.gc.ca/).