Characteristics of glacial Lake McConnell clay, Great Slave Lowland, Northwest Territories / A.A. Aden … [et al.].: M44-2015/7E-PDF
"Grain size analysis from a drilling program at a study site 30 km west of Yellowknife defined three distinct groupings of sediments: a lowermost clay-rich unit (Group 1), a middle silt-rich unit (Group 2) and a sand-rich upper unit (Group 3). Physical properties, mineralogy and sediment texture were determined for two fine-grained clay samples from the lowermost unit. Analyses confirm that the two samples fall within Group 1, and are glaciolacustrine, originating from Glacial Lake McConnell (ca. 13.0 ¿ 9.5 ka), and derived primarily from local granitic bedrock. High ground ice contents imply these sediments may be prone to instability"--Provided by publisher.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Geological Survey of Canada. |
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| Title | Characteristics of glacial Lake McConnell clay, Great Slave Lowland, Northwest Territories / A.A. Aden … [et al.]. |
| Series title | Current research, 1701-4387 ; 2015-7 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : Natural Resources Canada, 2015. |
| Author / Contributor | Aden, Ayana. |
| Description | 12 p. : col. charts, col. ill., col. maps. |
| ISBN | 978-0-660-02828-6 |
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| Departmental catalogue number | 296860 |
| Subject terms | Sediments Minerals Surficial geology Geomorphology |
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