Provenance study on till clast lithology in the Millville Map area (N.T.S. 21 J/3), New Brunswick, and the relevance to geochemical gold anomalies

dc.contributor.advisorBroster, B.E.
dc.contributor.authorMacLeod, Trevor
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-07T20:31:56Z
dc.date.available2023-06-07T20:31:56Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.description.abstractA study on till clast lithology dispersal patterns was undertaken in the Millville Map sheet area to determine factors involved in the origin of three till matrix geochemical gold anomalies, in the Staples Settlement area. The anomalies were previously discovered during a standard Department of Natural Resources and Energy till geochemical survey, at one sample per 2 km spacing. The clast study was performed using till clasts collected from 307 sample sites and supplemented from previous studies performed within the province of New Brunswick. The dispersal patterns for the clast lithologies indicate a south-southeastward flow direction from known sources. This flow direction is supported by orientation of glacial striae within the area. The maximum distance of clast dispersal exceeds 12 km from the source outcrop. These results enabled the origin of the gold anomalies to be estimated as originating within a 3 - 6 km radius of the Staples Settlement area in a north-northwestward direction on a bearing of approximately 320°.
dc.description.copyrightNot available for use outside of the University of New Brunswick
dc.description.noteUniversity of New Brunswick. Department of Geology.
dc.format.extentvii, 57 pages
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/34372
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
dc.subject.disciplineEarth Sciences
dc.titleProvenance study on till clast lithology in the Millville Map area (N.T.S. 21 J/3), New Brunswick, and the relevance to geochemical gold anomalies
dc.typesenior report
thesis.degree.disciplineEarth Sciences
thesis.degree.fullnameBachelor of Science
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelundergraduate
thesis.degree.nameB.Sc.

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