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The Skagway (NTS 104M) reconnaissance-scale stream sediment and water survey was completed in 1992 and the resulting field and analytical data were released in 1993. A total of 785 sediment and 773 water samples were collected from 741 sample sites.
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| Analytical Data |
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| Sediments |
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Sediments |
| element |
method |
detection limit |
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element |
method |
detection limit |
| Zinc |
AAS |
2 ppm |
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Antimony |
AAS-H |
0.2ppm |
| Copper |
AAS |
2 ppm |
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Iron |
AAS |
0.02% |
| Lead |
AAS |
2 ppm |
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Molybdenum |
AAS |
1 ppm |
| Nickel |
AAS |
2 ppm |
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Vanadium |
AAS |
5 ppm |
| Cobalt |
AAS |
2 ppm |
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Loss on Ignition |
GRAV |
0.10% |
| Silver |
AAS |
0.2 ppm |
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| Manganese |
AAS |
5 ppm |
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Waters |
| Fluorine |
ION |
40 ppm |
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element |
method |
detection limit |
| Cadmium |
AAS |
0.2 ppm |
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pH |
GCE |
0.1 |
| Arsenic |
AAS-H |
0.5 ppm |
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Uranium |
LIF |
0.05 ppb |
| Mercury |
AAS-F |
10 ppb |
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Fluoride |
ION |
20 ppb |
| Bismuth |
AAS-H |
0.2 ppm |
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Sulphate |
TURB |
1 ppm |
| INAA Data (thermal) |
| Sediments |
| element |
detection limit |
|
element |
detection limit |
|
element |
detection limit |
| Gold |
2 ppb |
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Hafnium |
1 ppm |
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Scandium |
0.1 |
| Antimony |
0.1 ppm |
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Iron |
0.0 |
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Sodium |
0.0 |
| Arsenic |
0.5 ppm |
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Lanthanum |
0. |
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Tantalum |
0.5 ppm |
| Barium |
50 |
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Lutetium |
0. |
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Terbium |
0.5 ppm |
| Bromine |
0.5 ppm |
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Molybdenum |
1 ppm |
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Thorium |
0. |
| Cerium |
3 |
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Nickel |
10 ppm |
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Tungsten |
1 |
| Cesium |
1 |
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Rubidium |
1 |
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Uranium |
0. |
| Chromium |
5 ppm |
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Samarium |
0. |
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Ytterbium |
0. |
| Cobalt |
1 |
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Acknowledgements
The 1992 survey was managed and funded by the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources (MEMPR) as part of the Regional Geochemical Survey Program and is a contribution to the Corporate Resource Inventory Initiative (CRII).
P.F. Matysek and W. Jackaman coordinated the operational activities of contract and MEMPR staff. W. Jackaman monitored the field program and coordinated the production of the Open File.
Contracts were awarded to the following companies for sample collection, preparation and analysis.
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| COLLECTION: |
McElhanney Engineering Services Ltd., Surrey, B.C. |
| PREPARATION: |
Rossbacher Laboratories Ltd., Burnaby, B.C. |
| ANALYSIS: |
Barringer Laboratories Ltd., Calgary, Alta. (Sediments)
Activation Laboratories Ltd., Ancaster, Ont. (Sediments)
Chemex Laboratories Ltd., North Vancouver, B.C. (Waters) | |
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