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Geological Survey of Canada
Open File 8298

Geochemistry of surficial sediment cores, Greater Toronto Area, southern Ontario

R.D. Knight, D.A.J. Stepner, R.E. Gerber, S. Holysh, and H.A.J. Russell

© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources, 2018

Permanent link: https://doi.org/10.4092/311222

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Recommended citation

Knight, R.D., Stepner, D.A.J., Gerber, R.E., Holysh, S., and Russell, H.A.J., 2018. Geochemistry of surficial sediment cores, Greater Toronto Area, southern Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8298, 1 .zip file. https://doi.org/10.4092/311222

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Contents

The objective of this Open File is to publish geochemical data for 867 samples retrieved from five boreholes drilled in the Greater Toronto Area, (Fig. 2) and associated QA-QC collected data. Results are presented numerically and graphically in Appendix A. The pXRF data are plotted for each borehole in .pdf format using single element trends from the base to the top of the borehole. Solid horizontal lines on these graphs indicate formational boundaries as defined by lithostratigraphy. Dashed horizontal lines correspond to significant changes in the trend of the concentration of multiple elements within a geological formation or package of sediments.

Directory structure

of_8298_readme.rtf
of_8298.pdf

Appendix A 

Grasshopper - Chemostratigraphy
The Adobe Acrobat® .pdf file graphically displays grain size and chemostratigraphic data for both soil and mining modes of the pXRF data set for borehole GSC-BH-GHP-01.

Kleinburg - Chemostratigraphy
The Adobe Acrobat® .pdf file graphically displays grain size and chemostratigraphic data for both soil and mining modes of the pXRF data set for borehole GSC-BH-KLN-01.

Mount Albert - Chemostratigraphy
The Adobe Acrobat® .pdf file graphically displays grain size and chemostratigraphic data for both soil and mining modes of the pXRF data set for borehole GSC-BH-MTA-01.

Pontypool - Chemostratigraphy
The Adobe Acrobat® .pdf file graphically displays grain size and chemostratigraphic data for both soil and mining modes of the pXRF data set for borehole GSC-BH-PON-01.

Rice Lake - Chemostratigraphy
The Adobe Acrobat® .pdf file graphically displays grain size and chemostratigraphic data for both soil and mining modes of the pXRF data set for borehole GSC-BH-RLK-01.

pXRF Data folder
	pXRF Spectrometry column headings
Microsoft Word® file defining the column headings used in .doxc format	Grasshopper folder
		
Grasshopper folder 
GSC-BH-GHP-01 - Combined pXRF Results.xlsx
The Microsoft Excel® workbook contains two worksheets with data for sample analyses from the GSC-BH-GHP-01 borehole and standard reference materials used for data quality control. The first worksheet is for data collected in soil mode and the second is for data collected in mining mode.

GSC-BH-GHP-01 - pXRF results - Mining Mode.csv
The comma separated values file contains data for sample analyses from the GSC-BH-GHP-01 borehole and standard reference materials used for data quality control in mining mode.

GSC-BH-GHP-01 - pXRF results – Soil Mode.csv
The comma separated values file contains data for sample analyses from the GSC-BH-GHP-01 borehole and standard reference materials used for data quality control in soil mode.

Kleinburg folder
GSC-BH-KLN-01 - Combined pXRF Results.xlsx
The Microsoft Excel® workbook contains two worksheets with data for sample analyses from the GSC-BH-KLN-01 borehole and standard reference materials used for data quality control. The first worksheet is for data collected in soil mode and the second is for data collected in mining mode.

GSC-BH-KLN-01 - pXRF results - Mining Mode.csv
The comma separated values file contains data for sample analyses from the GSC-BH-KLN-01 borehole and standard reference materials used for data quality control in mining mode.

GSC-BH-KLN-01 - pXRF results – Soil Mode.csv
The comma separated values file contains data for sample analyses from the GSC-BH-KLN-01 borehole and standard reference materials used for data quality control in soil mode.

Mount Albert folder
GSC-BH-MTA-01 - Combined pXRF Results.xlsx
The Microsoft Excel® workbook contains two worksheets with data for sample analyses from the GSC-BH-MTA-01 borehole and standard reference materials used for data quality control. The first worksheet is for data collected in soil mode and the second is for data collected in mining mode.

GSC-BH-MTA-01 - pXRF results - Mining Mode.csv
The comma separated values file contains data for sample analyses from the GSC-BH-MTA-01 borehole and standard reference materials used for data quality control in mining mode.

GSC-BH-MTA-01 - pXRF results – Soil Mode.csv
The comma separated values file contains data for sample analyses from the GSC-BH-MTA-01 borehole and standard reference materials used for data quality control in soil mode.

Pontypool folder
GSC-BH-PON-01 - Combined pXRF Results.xlsx
The Microsoft Excel® workbook contains two worksheets with data for sample analyses from the GSC-BH-PON-01 borehole and standard reference materials used for data quality control. The first worksheet is for data collected in soil mode and the second is for data collected in mining mode.

GSC-BH-PON-01 - pXRF results - Mining Mode.csv
The comma separated values file contains data for sample analyses from the GSC-BH-PON-01 borehole and standard reference materials used for data quality control in mining mode.

GSC-BH-PON-01 - pXRF results – Soil Mode.csv
The comma separated values file contains data for sample analyses from the GSC-BH-PON-01 borehole and standard reference materials used for data quality control in soil mode.

Rice Lake folder
GSC-BH-RLK-01 - Combined pXRF Results.xlsx
The Microsoft Excel® workbook contains two worksheets with data for sample analyses from the GSC-BH-RLK-01 borehole and standard reference materials used for data quality control. The first worksheet is for data collected in soil mode and the second is for data collected in mining mode.

GSC-BH-RLK-01 - pXRF results - Mining Mode.csv
The comma separated values file contains data for sample analyses from the GSC-BH-RLK-01 borehole and standard reference materials used for data quality control in mining mode.

GSC-BH-RLK-01 - pXRF results – Soil Mode.csv
The comma separated values file contains data for sample analyses from the GSC-BH-RLK-01 borehole and standard reference materials used for data quality control in soil mode.

Author contact information

Ross Knight (ross.knight@canada.ca)
Geological Survey of Canada
601 Booth Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
K1A 0E8

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