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Geological Survey of Canada
Open File 8714

Field data, till composition, and ice-flow history, south Rae Craton, Northwest Territories: results from the GEM-2 South Rae project — Surficial Mapping activity

J.E. Campbell, M.W. McCurdy, G. Lauzon, D. Regis, and M. Wygergangs
 
© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources, 2020

Permanent link: https://doi.org/10.4095/327218

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Recommended citation

Campbell, J.E., McCurdy, M.W., Lauzon, G., Regis, D., and Wygergangs, M., 2020. Field data, till 
     composition, and ice-flow history, south Rae Craton, Northwest Territories: results from the GEM-2
     South Rae project — Surficial Mapping activity; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8714, 
     1 .zip file. https://doi.org/10.4095/327218

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Contents

The Geological Survey of Canada carried out a surficial geology mapping and till sampling survey in the South Rae area of Northwest Territories under the GEM Program in 2014 to 2016.  This report releases the field notes database and analytical results, and provides a summary of the regional bedrock and surficial geology.  

Directory structure

PDF - Accompanying text is provided in an Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) file
of_8714_readme.rtf (this file)
of_8714.pdf (report)

\Appendix _01_Field stations\
Appendix01_OF_8714.xlsx			Contains field station location and description

\Appendix_02_Ice-flow indicators
Appendix02_OF_8714.xlsx	Contains location and description of ice-movement indicators
\Appendix_03_Samples
Appendix03_OF_8714.xlsx			Contains location and description of samples

\Appendix_04_Till geochemistry 
Appendix04_OF_8714.xlsx	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
\Appendix04a_OF_8714.xlsx	Contains QA/QC for till geochemistry
\PDF	Contain map plots for selected elements

\Appendix_05_Till matrix colour and texture
Appendix05_OF_8714.xlsx			Contains till matrix colour and sand-silt-clay distribution

\Appendix_06_Pebble counts (8-30mm)
Appendix06_OF_8714.xlsx			Contains till pebble counts, 8-30 mm 
\ 2014 Pebble photos 	Contains high resolution photographs of pebble classes for each 2014 sample
\ 2015 Pebble photos 	Contains high resolution photographs of pebble classes for each 2015 sample
\ 2016 Pebble photos	Contains high resolution photographs of pebble classes for each 2016 sample

\Appendix_07_Heavy minerals
Appendix07_OF_8714.pdf	Contains gold grain and indicator mineral counts 
(0.25-mm)
\2014
20146781 - GSC - Campbell - (14-CBB) - October 2014.xls 
Contains raw heavy mineral data from Overburden Drilling Management
\2015
20157060 - GSC - Campbell - (15-CBB) - December 2015 (87 samples to date).xlsx
Contains raw heavy mineral data from Overburden Drilling Management
\2016	
20177373 - GSC - Campbell - (16CBB) - January 2017 (includes pebble lithologies).xlsx
Contains raw heavy mineral data from Overburden Drilling Management

\Appendix_08_SEM quantitative probe 		Contains SEM-EDS-SSD quantitative mineral analysis
\2014-2015
2014-2015 IM Probe Summary.xlsx		Contains summary of 2014-2015 grains probed
\Results 	Contains raw analytical data from IOS Sevices Géoscientifiques
\2016
2016_IM_Probed_Summary.xlsx 		Contains summary of 2016 grains probed
	\Results				Contains raw analytical data from IOS Sevices Géoscientifiques
\PDF_reports					Contains full reports from IOS Sevices Géoscientifiques

\Appendix_09_Geochronology
Appendix09_OF_8714.xlsx	Contains  radiocarbon (14C) date and associated data, KECK Carbon Cycle AMS Facility
15CBB-C137A01 macrofossil rpt.pdf		Contains paleontology report from Paleotec Services

\Appendix_10_Metadata
Appendix10_OF_8714.docx				Contains metadata

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Author contact information

J.E. Campbell (janet.campbell3@canada.ca)
M. McCurdy (martin.mccurdy@canada.ca)
D. Regis (daniele.regis@canada.ca)
M. Wygergangs (miriam.wygergangs@canada.ca)
Geological Survey of Canada
601 Booth Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0E8

G. Lauzon (lauzon.gabriel@gmail.com )
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM)
405 Rue Sainte-Catherine Est
Montréal, Québec
H2L 2C4

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