Geochemical and mineralogical data for southern Hall Peninsula, Nunavut

ID: CNGO-GDS2014-003

Authors:
T. Tremblay1, J. Leblanc-Dumas2
1Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office, Iqaluit, Nunavut, tommy.tremblay@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
2Département de géographie et Centre d’études nordiques, Université Laval, Québec, Quebec

Contents:
  • CNGO-GDS2014-003.xlsx: sample locations added to selected geochemistry and heavy mineral analysis
    • Geochem: LiBO2/Li2B4O7 fusion ICP-ES analysis on 2g samples; 1:1:1 Aqua Regia digestion Ultratrace ICP-MS analysis on 30g samples, on till less than 63um fraction
    • HM: Heavy mineral analysis, for gold grains, KIMs and MMSIMs (gold grains countings on shaking table, dense liquid 3.2, less than 250 microns NFHMC separation, KIMs and MMSIMs picking)
    • ABBREV: Descriptions of column headings used in sheet HM
Original data: Geochemistry original data\CNGO_GDS2014-003(b).xlsx; CNGO_GDS2014-003(b).pdf Heavy mineral original data\CNGO_GDS2014-003(c).xls
Laboratory:
  • Geochemistry: AcmeLabs, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Heavy minerals: Overburden Driling Management Ltd, Nepean, Ontario
Analysis:
  • Geochemistry: Lithium metaborate/tetraborate fusion Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectrometry (ICP-ES); 1:1:1 Aqua Regia digestion ultratrace Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)
  • Heavy minerals: Gold grains; Kimberlite Indicator Minerals (KIMs) and Magmatic or Metamorphosed Massive Sulphide Indicator Minerals (MMSIMs)

This Geoscience Data Series file accompanies:
Tremblay, T., Leblanc-Dumas, J., Allard, M., Ross, M. and Johnson, C. 2014: Surficial geology of central Hall Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut: summary of the 2013 field season; in Summary of Activities 2013, Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office, p. 109–120.

Recommended citation:
Tremblay, T. and Leblanc-Dumas, J., 2014: Geochemical and mineralogical data for southern Hall Peninsula, Nunavut; Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office, Geoscience Data Series GDS2014-003, Microsoft® Excel® files.

Publication date: January 27, 2014

NTS map sheets: 25I; 15L; 25J; 25G; 25O; 25P; 15M

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