Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research (Online) no. 2002-C27

Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research (Online) no. 2002-C27
Author: Guoxiang Chi
Publisher: Natural Resources Canada
Total Pages: 14
Release: 2002
Genre: Petrology
ISBN: 0660187477

This paper reports on a part of the study of the Goldcorp high-grade zone at the Red Lake gold mine, northern Ontario that carried out fluid inclusion microthermometric analyses on a few key samples representing different stages of gold mineralization. The purpose of the study is to provide an initial idea regarding the fluid characteristics before, during, & after the gold mineralization in order to better understand how the deposit was formed and to contribute to the ongoing debate on its genesis. Fluid inclusions were studied from three different mineral phases: pre-ore carbonate, syn-ore quartz, and post-ore euhedral quartz & associated carbonate. The paper reviews the regional & local geologic setting, the petrography of the samples studied, and the study methods employed, and interprets the microthermometric data with discussion of fluid immiscibility, temperature-pressure conditions of carbonate vein formation & silicification, temperature-pressure conditions of euhedral quartz formation, and the evolution of fluid composition.

Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research (Online) no. 2002-C14

Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research (Online) no. 2002-C14
Author: Trevor G. MacHattie
Publisher: Natural Resources Canada
Total Pages: 9
Release: 2002
Genre:
ISBN: 0660187345

Komatiite units dominate Archean volcanic successions in the Laughland Lake and Walker Lake map areas of the Committee Bay region, central Nunavut. This study describes results of regional & local mapping of some well-preserved komatiite sequences in those areas, particularly in the Laughland Lake area where the majority of the better-preserved komatiite units are found. Structural & stratigraphic relationships are also discussed.

Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research (Online) no. 2005-B2

Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research (Online) no. 2005-B2
Author: Isabelle McMartin
Publisher: Natural Resources Canada
Total Pages: 12
Release: 2005
Genre: Glacial epoch
ISBN: 0662399749

This paper presents results from a Quaternary mapping project conducted in two areas of central mainland Nunavut that were located beneath the Keewatin Ice Divide during the last glaciation. Field work included surficial mapping, regional-scale till sampling, stratigraphic studies, and ice-flow indicator surveys. The paper summarizes the findings related to ice flow directions, patterns, and the sequence of flow events in the two map areas. Preliminary interpretations are offered of the ice flow record from the oldest recognized ice-flow events to the most recent flows.