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Geological Survey of Canada
Open File 8590

Lake sediment geochemical evaluation of the mineral potential of west-central Baffin Island, Nunavut

G. Bonham-Carter, J.M. Peter, D. Corrigan, S.J.A. Day, M.B. McClenaghan, R.J. McNeil, T. Tremblay, and R.G. Garrett

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

Permanent link: https://doi.org/10.4095/321091

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Recommended citation

Bonham-Carter, G., Peter, J.M., Corrigan, D., Day, S.J.A., McClenaghan, M.B., McNeil, R.J., Tremblay, T., and Garrett, R.G., 2019. Lake sediment geochemical evaluation of the mineral potential of west-central Baffin Island, Nunavut; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8590, 1 zip file. https://doi.org/10.4095/321091

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Contents

This open file contains data about archived lake sediment and lake water samples from west-central Baffin Island, Nunavut that were reanalyzed and re-examined to generate new geochemical data for a broader range of elements.

Directory structure

of_8590_readme.rtf (this file)
of_8590.pdf
\Appendices
	\AppendixA
		of_8590_AppendixA.docx (metadata for the lake sediment sample survey and data)
	\AppendixB (Lake sediment geochemical data)
		of_8590_AppendixB1.xls (list of analytical methods and lower limits of detection)
		of_8590_AppendixB2.pdf (Bureau Veritas Minerals brochure)
		of_8590_AppendixB3a.xls (aqua regia/ICP-MS and quality control data)
		of_8590_AppendixB3b.pdf (certificates of analyses)
	\AppendixC (summary statistics for selected elements)
		of_8590_AppendixC1.pdf (lutetium)
		of_8590_AppendixC2.pdf (ytterbium)
		of_8590_AppendixC3.pdf (sodium)
		of_8590_AppendixC4.pdf (barium)
		of_8590_AppendixC5.pdf (hafnium)
		of_8590_AppendixC6.pdf (europium)
		of_8590_AppendixC7.pdf (gold)
		of_8590_AppendixC8.pdf (tungsten)
		of_8590_AppendixC9.pdf (scandium)
		of_8590_AppendixC10.pdf (terbium)
		of_8590_AppendixC11.pdf (chromium)
		of_8590_AppendixC12.pdf (rubidium)
		of_8590_AppendixC13.pdf (antimony)
		of_8590_AppendixC14.pdf (cerium)
		of_8590_AppendixC15.pdf (samarium)
		of_8590_AppendixC16.pdf (thorium)
		of_8590_AppendixC17.pdf (cobalt)
		of_8590_AppendixC18.pdf (iron)
		of_8590_AppendixC19.pdf (cesium)
		of_8590_AppendixC20.pdf (arsenic)
		of_8590_AppendixC21.pdf (lanthanum)
		of_8590_AppendixC22.pdf (uranium)
	\AppendixD (single element distributions)
		of_8590_AppendixD1.pdf (lake water pH)
		of_8590_AppendixD2.pdf (fluorine)
		of_8590_AppendixD3.pdf (loss on ignition)
		of_8590_AppendixD4.pdf (antimony)
		of_8590_AppendixD5.pdf (arsenic)
		of_8590_AppendixD6.pdf (aluminum)
		of_8590_AppendixD7.pdf (barium)
		of_8590_AppendixD8.pdf (beryllium)
		of_8590_AppendixD9.pdf (bismuth)
		of_8590_AppendixD10.pdf (boron)
		of_8590_AppendixD11.pdf (cadmium)
		of_8590_AppendixD12.pdf (calcium)
		of_8590_AppendixD13.pdf (cerium)
		of_8590_AppendixD14.pdf (cesium)
		of_8590_AppendixD15.pdf (chromium)
		of_8590_AppendixD16.pdf (cobalt)
		of_8590_AppendixD17.pdf (copper)
		of_8590_AppendixD18.pdf (dysprosium)
		of_8590_AppendixD19.pdf (erbium)
		of_8590_AppendixD20.pdf (europium)
		of_8590_AppendixD21.pdf (gadolinium)
		of_8590_AppendixD22.pdf (gallium)
		of_8590_AppendixD23.pdf (germanium)
		of_8590_AppendixD24.pdf (gold by Aqua regia/ICP-MS)
		of_8590_AppendixD25.pdf (gold by INAA)
		of_8590_AppendixD26.pdf (hafnium)
		of_8590_AppendixD27.pdf (holmium)
		of_8590_AppendixD28.pdf (indium)
		of_8590_AppendixD29.pdf (iron)
		of_8590_AppendixD30.pdf (lanthanum)
		of_8590_AppendixD31.pdf (lead)
		of_8590_AppendixD32.pdf (lithium)
		of_8590_AppendixD33.pdf (lutetium)
		of_8590_AppendixD34.pdf (magnesium)
		of_8590_AppendixD35.pdf (manganese)
		of_8590_AppendixD36.pdf (mercury)
		of_8590_AppendixD37.pdf (molybdenum)
		of_8590_AppendixD38.pdf (neodymium)
		of_8590_AppendixD39.pdf (nickel)
		of_8590_AppendixD40.pdf (niobium)
		of_8590_AppendixD41.pdf (palladium)
		of_8590_AppendixD42.pdf (phosphorous)
		of_8590_AppendixD43.pdf (platinum)
		of_8590_AppendixD44.pdf (potassium)
		of_8590_AppendixD45.pdf (praseodymium)
		of_8590_AppendixD46.pdf (rhenium)
		of_8590_AppendixD47.pdf (rubidium)
		of_8590_AppendixD48.pdf (samarium)
		of_8590_AppendixD49.pdf (scandium)
		of_8590_AppendixD50.pdf (selenium)
		of_8590_AppendixD51.pdf (silver)
		of_8590_AppendixD52.pdf (sodium)
		of_8590_AppendixD53.pdf (strontium)
		of_8590_AppendixD54.pdf (sulphur)
		of_8590_AppendixD55.pdf (tellurium)
		of_8590_AppendixD56.pdf (terbium)
		of_8590_AppendixD57.pdf (thallium)
		of_8590_AppendixD58.pdf (thorium)
		of_8590_AppendixD59.pdf (thulium)
		of_8590_AppendixD60.pdf (tin)
		of_8590_AppendixD61.pdf (titanium)
		of_8590_AppendixD62.pdf (tungsten)
		of_8590_AppendixD63.pdf (uranium)
		of_8590_AppendixD64.pdf (uranium in lake water)
		of_8590_AppendixD65.pdf (vanadium)
		of_8590_AppendixD66.pdf (ytterbium)
		of_8590_AppendixD67.pdf (yttrium)
		of_8590_AppendixD68.pdf (zinc)
		of_8590_AppendixD69.pdf (zirconium)
	\AppendixE (principal component analysis plot of lake sediment data)
		of_8590_AppendixE1.pdf (PC1 and rare earth elements)
		of_8590_AppendixE2.pdf (PC2 and rare earth elements)
		of_8590_AppendixE3.pdf (PC1 and selected metallic elements)
		of_8590_AppendixE4.pdf (maps of PC1 and selected metallic elements with +/- loadings)
		of_8590_AppendixE5.pdf (PC2 and selected metallic elements)
		of_8590_AppendixE6.pdf (maps of PC2 and selected metallic elements with +/- loadings)
		of_8590_AppendixE7.pdf (PC3 for selected metallic elements)
		of_8590_AppendixE8.pdf (maps of PC3 and selected metallic elements with +/- loadings)
		of_8590_AppendixE9.pdf (PC4 for selected metallic elements)
		of_8590_AppendixE10.pdf (maps of PC3 and selected metallic elements with +/- loadings)
		of_8590_AppendixE11.pdf (PC5 for selected metallic elements)
		of_8590_AppendixE12.pdf (maps of PC5 and selected metallic elements with +/- loadings)
		of_8590_AppendixE13.pdf (PC6 for selected metallic elements)
		of_8590_AppendixE14.pdf (maps of PC6 and selected metallic elements with +/- loadings)
	\AppendixF (weighted sum models for the entire study area)
		of_8590_AppendixF1.pdf (magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE deposit model)
		of_8590_AppendixF2.pdf (orogenic Au deposit model)
		of_8590_AppendixF3.pdf (Carlin-type Au deposit model)
		of_8590_AppendixF4.pdf (Mississippi Valley-type Zn-Pb deposit model)
		of_8590_AppendixF5.pdf (Irish-type carbonate-hosted Zn-Pb deposit model)
		of_8590_AppendixF6.pdf (Kipushi-type Pb-Zn-Ag deposit model)
		of_8590_AppendixF7.pdf (Broken Hill-type Pb-Zn-Ag deposit model)
		of_8590_AppendixF8.pdf (sediment-hosted Cu deposit model)
		of_8590_AppendixF9.pdf (reduced-facies sediment-hosted Cu deposit model)
		of_8590_AppendixF10.pdf (oxidized-facies sediment-hosted Cu deposit model)
		of_8590_AppendixF11.pdf (Revett (quartzite) sediment-hosted Cu deposit model)
		of_8590_AppendixF12.pdf (volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit model)
		of_8590_AppendixF13.pdf (hyper-enriched black shale deposit model)
		of_8590_AppendixF14.pdf (Sn-W pegmatite deposit model)
		of_8590_AppendixF15.pdf (LCT pegmatite deposit model)
		of_8590_AppendixF16.pdf (NYF pegmatite deposit model)
	\AppendixG (weighted sum models for the Piling Group lithologies)
		of_8590_AppendixG1.pdf (magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE deposit model)
		of_8590_AppendixG2.pdf (orogenic Au deposit model)
		of_8590_AppendixG3.pdf (Carlin-type Au deposit model)
		of_8590_AppendixG4.pdf (Mississippi Valley-type Zn-Pb deposit model)
		of_8590_AppendixG5.pdf (Irish-type carbonate-hosted Zn-Pb deposit model)
		of_8590_AppendixG6.pdf (Kipushi-type Pb-Zn-Ag deposit model)
		of_8590_AppendixG7.pdf (Broken Hill-type Pb-Zn-Ag deposit model)
		of_8590_AppendixG8.pdf (sediment-hosted Cu deposit model)
		of_8590_AppendixG9.pdf (reduced-facies sediment-hosted Cu deposit model)
		of_8590_AppendixG10.pdf (oxidized-facies sediment-hosted Cu deposit model)
		of_8590_AppendixG11.pdf (Revett (quartzite) sediment-hosted Cu deposit model)
		of_8590_AppendixG12.pdf (volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit model)
		of_8590_AppendixG13.pdf (hyper-enriched black shale deposit model)
		of_8590_AppendixG14.pdf (Sn-W pegmatite deposit model)

Author contact information

J.M. Peter (jan.peter@canada.ca)
D. Corrigan (david.corrigan@canada.ca)
M.B. McClenaghan (beth.mcclenaghan@canada.ca)
Geological Survey of Canada
601 Booth Street
Ottawa, Ontario 
K1A 0E8

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