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The Mesilinka River (NTS 94C) reconnaissance-scale stream sediment and water survey was completed in 1997 and the resulting field and analytical data were released in 1998. A total of 1068 sediment and 1055 water samples were collected from 1008 sample sites. |
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| Analytical Data |
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| Sediments |
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Sediments |
| element |
method |
detection limit |
|
element |
method |
detection limit |
| Antimony |
AAS-H |
0. |
|
Selenium |
AAS-H |
0.2 ppm |
| Arsenic |
AAS-H |
0.2 ppm |
|
Silver |
AAS |
0.2 ppm |
| Bismuth |
AAS-H |
0.2 ppm |
|
Vanadium |
AAS |
5 ppm |
| Cadmium |
AAS |
0.2 ppm |
|
Zinc |
AAS |
2 ppm |
| Cobalt |
AAS |
2/1 |
|
Loss on Ignition |
GRAV |
0.10% |
| Copper |
AAS |
2 ppm |
|
|
|
|
| Fluorine |
ION |
40 ppm |
|
|
|
|
| Iron |
AAS |
0.02% |
|
Waters |
|
|
| Lead |
AAS |
2 |
|
element |
method |
detection limit |
| Manganese |
AAS |
5 ppm |
|
pH |
GCE |
0.1 |
| Mercury |
AAS-F |
10 ppb |
|
Uranium |
LIF |
0.05 ppb |
| Molybdenum |
AAS |
2/1 ppm |
|
Fluoride |
ION |
20 ppb |
| Nickel |
AAS |
2 ppm |
|
Sulphate |
TURB |
1 ppm |
| INAA Data (thermal) |
| Sediments |
| element |
detection limit |
|
element |
detection limit |
|
element |
detection limit |
| Gold |
2 ppb |
|
Hafnium |
1 ppm |
|
Scandium |
0.1 ppm |
| Antimony |
0.1 ppm |
|
Iron |
0. |
|
Sodium |
0.0 |
| Arsenic |
0.5 ppm |
|
Lanthanum |
0. |
|
Tantalum |
0.5 ppm |
| Barium |
50 ppm |
|
Lutetium |
0. ppm |
|
Terbium |
0.5 ppm |
| Bromine |
0.5 ppm |
|
Molybdenum |
1 ppm |
|
Thorium |
0. ppm |
| Cerium |
3 ppm |
|
Nickel |
10 ppm |
|
Tungsten |
1 ppm |
| Cesium |
1 ppm |
|
Rubidium |
1 |
|
Uranium |
0. |
| Chromium |
5 ppm |
|
Samarium |
0. |
|
Ytterbium |
0. |
| Cobalt |
1 ppm |
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Acknowledgments
The 1998 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. W. Jackaman and R.E. Lett coordinated the operational activities of contract and MEMPR staff. W. Jackaman monitored the field program and coordinated the production of the Open File.
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| COLLECTION: |
McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd., Vancouver, B.C. |
| PREPARATION: |
Rossbacher Laboratories, Burnaby, B.C. |
| ANALYSIS: |
CanTech Laboratories Ltd., Calgary, Alta. (Sediments and Waters)
Activation Laboratories Ltd. Ancaster Ont. (Sediments) | | |
