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Geological Survey of Canada
Open File 8455

Resource assessment, Eastern Shore Islands Area of Interest (AOI), offshore Nova Scotia

E.L. King

© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources, 2019

Permanent link: https://doi.org/10.4095/313293

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Recommended citation

King, E.L., 2019. Resource assessment, Eastern Shore Islands Area of Interest (AOI), offshore Nova Scotia; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8455, 1 .zip file. https://doi.org/10.4095/313293

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Contents

Excel file listing elemental analyses for 94 sub-samples from marine grab samples, 1 cubic metre “IKU” type grab. The analyses include assay values for Al, Fe, Mn, Ca, Mg, Na, K, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Sr, Y, Mo, Ag, Cd, Sn, Ba, La, Pb, Hg, and Au. The table is a reproduction of Appendices in: 

Stea, R.R., Pecore, S., and Fader, G.B.J. 1993. Quaternary stratigraphy and placer gold potential of the inner Scotian Shelf. Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy Branches Paper 93-2. 62 p. This publication is not presently available online.

The table is a merging of Appendices A and C from the original document so as to provide ready correlation between the sampling position, description, other metadata and the elemental analyses, presented in separate tables in the original. It has also be modified for GIS purposes and the shapefile set is also included.

Directory structure

of_8455.pdf
of_8455_Appendix_AssayValues.xlsx
of_8455_Appendix_AssayValues.xls
of_8455_Appendix_AssayValues.pdf
of_8455_readme.rtf
of_8455_ElementalAnalyses.cpg
of_8455_ElementalAnalyses.dbf
of_8455_ElementalAnalyses.prj
of_8455_ElementalAnalyses.sbn
of_8455_ElementalAnalyses.sbx
of_8455_ElementalAnalyses.shp
of_8455_ElementalAnalyses.shp.xml
of_8455_ElementalAnalyses.shx

Author contact information

E.L. King (Edward.king@canada.ca)
Geological Survey of Canada
1 Challenger Drive, Dartmouth 
Nova Scotia B3A 1B4

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