Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research (Online) no. 2005-A2

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Author: K. Wetherell

Publisher: Natural Resources Canada

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 12

ISBN-13: 0662411226

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The West Tuya lava field is located about 95 kilometres north-north-west of Dease Lake, British Columbia. This report presents an overview & summary of field work, geographic information system spatial analysis, and preliminary petrographic analysis conducted at the field in 2003-04. Highlights of this work include: identification of three sub-aerial shield volcanoes and their mineral composition; confirmation that mantle-derived peridotite inclusions are present at two of the volcanoes; and interpretation of the sub-aerial lava flows. The minimum and maximum volumes of material erupted are also estimated.

Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research (Online) no. 2005-C3

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Author: David Snyder

Publisher: Natural Resources Canada

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 13

ISBN-13: 0662407180

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This paper describes a novel, high-resolution application of cross-borehole seismology at the Snap Lake diamond mine, Northwest Territories, to assess whether the relatively thin kimberlite dyke that hosts the diamonds could be mapped underground with sufficient resolution to accurately estimate its volume and to guide mining. Subsequent mining and mapping with the 50-by-70-metre test panel indicated whether the technique was able to map the top & bottom surfaces of the dyke and to identify ramps, pinch-outs, and cross-cutting fracture planes. The tests also compared the performance of that new technique with two other geophysical methods, high-frequency vibrating seismic surveying and ground penetrating radar.

Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research (Online) no. 2005-D3

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Author: D. Calvin Campbell

Publisher: Natural Resources Canada

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 12

ISBN-13: 0662408241

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This study uses newly acquired high-resolution seismic reflection data to present evidence of large-scale mass transport deposits throughout the Quaternary in southern Orphan Basin located off the northern slope of the Grand Banks. Mass transport deposits are those associated with slope failure and transport as slumps, slides, debris avalanches, or debris flows. The results reveal the types of mass transport deposits on the Basin slope & floor and their depositional pattern from the early Pleistocene to the present.

Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research (Online) no. 2000-A2

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Author: Kazuharu Shimamura

Publisher: Natural Resources Canada

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 8

ISBN-13: 0660179946

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The use of static global positioning system (GPS) equipment for accurate horizontal & vertical positioning in field geology operations at high latitudes is made difficult by the need to set up & operate a GPS reference station and limitations on the distance between the reference station & field GPS due to errors introduced by the ionosphere. Dual-frequency GPS receivers have the potential to eliminate these problems since they can eliminate ionospheric errors and thereby increase baseline lengths, thus potentially permitting the use of existing GPS reference stations. This paper describes the use of a dual-frequency receiver for establishing benchmarks along the Yukon River as a field trial of this technology. Field methods and post-processing of the data using GPS data from permanent receiving stations are described, and baseline results are presented. The derived benchmarks will be applied to a survey of fill thickness below the Yukon River.

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