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GAC - Newfoundland and Labrador Section Abstracts: 2016 Spring Technical Meeting GAC -纽芬兰和拉布拉多部分摘要:2016年春季技术会议

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Atlantic Geology Pub Date : 2016-03-23 DOI: 10.4138/ATLGEOL.2016.005

C. White

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Atlantic Geoscience Society Abstracts: 42nd Annual Colloquium & General Meeting 2016 大西洋地球科学学会文摘:2016年第42届学术年会暨大会

IF 1.6 4区地球科学

Atlantic Geology Pub Date : 2016-03-14 DOI: 10.4138/ATLGEOL.2016.004

C. White

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Field relations, age, and tectonic setting of metamorphic and plutonic rocks in the Creignish Hills – North Mountain area, southwestern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada 加拿大新斯科舍省布雷顿角岛西南部Creignish Hills - North Mountain地区变质岩和深成岩的场关系、年龄和构造背景

IF 1.6 4区地球科学

Atlantic Geology Pub Date : 2016-02-04 DOI: 10.4138/ATLGEOL.2016.003

C. White, S. Barr, D. Davis, David S. Swanton, J. Ketchum, P. Reynolds

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引用次数: 9

Reassessment of vertebrate ichnotaxa from the Upper Carboniferous ‘Fern Ledges’, Lancaster Formation, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada 加拿大新不伦瑞克省圣约翰兰开斯特组上石炭世“蕨类岩壁”脊椎动物区系的重新评估

IF 1.6 4区地球科学

Atlantic Geology Pub Date : 2016-01-18 DOI: 10.4138/ATLGEOL.2016.002

M. Stimson, Randall F. Miller, S. Lucas

引用次数: 4

Redescription of tetrapod trackways from the Mississippian Mabou Group, Lepreau Falls, New Brunswick, Canada 加拿大新不伦瑞克省Lepreau Falls，密西西比Mabou群四足动物足迹的重新描述

IF 1.6 4区地球科学

Atlantic Geology Pub Date : 2016-01-14 DOI: 10.4138/ATLGEOL.2016.001

M. Stimson, Randall F. Miller, S. Lucas, A. Park, S. Hinds

引用次数: 5

Assessing patterns of dissolved methane in shallow aquifers related to Carboniferous and Triassic sedimentary basins, Nova Scotia, Canada 加拿大新斯科舍省石炭纪和三叠纪沉积盆地浅层溶解甲烷模式评估

IF 1.6 4区地球科学

Atlantic Geology Pub Date : 2015-12-09 DOI: 10.4138/ATLGEOL.2015.009

G. Kennedy, J. Drage

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引用次数: 5

Establishing geochemical baselines in forest soils for environmental risk assessment in the Montague and Goldenville gold districts, Nova Scotia, Canada 加拿大新斯科舍省Montague和Goldenville金矿区森林土壤地球化学基线的建立及其环境风险评价

IF 1.6 4区地球科学

Atlantic Geology Pub Date : 2015-12-09 DOI: 10.4138/ATLGEOL.2015.017

M. Parsons, M. Little

{"title":"Establishing geochemical baselines in forest soils for environmental risk assessment in the Montague and Goldenville gold districts, Nova Scotia, Canada","authors":"M. Parsons, M. Little","doi":"10.4138/ATLGEOL.2015.017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4138/ATLGEOL.2015.017","url":null,"abstract":"Mine tailings at historical gold districts in Nova Scotia, Canada, contain high concentrations of arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg), which may represent a risk to ecosystems and human health. Two sites, Montague and Goldenville, are of particular concern as tailings are located close to residences and are occasionally used for racing off-road vehicles. Risk-assessment calculations require knowledge of the naturally occurring concentrations of As and Hg in soils overlying mineralized bedrock within these gold districts. In this study, we collected samples of the top 0–5 cm of surface soil (the Public Health layer) from 46 sites near Montague, and 39 sites near Goldenville. Samples of individual soil horizons (H, Ae, B, and C) were also taken from selected sites to evaluate the vertical distribution of elements in the soil profile. Results show that the concentrations of As and Hg in all soil horizons are generally higher down-ice, southeasterly, of the ore zones in both districts, reflecting glacial erosion and transport of mineralized bedrock. Analysis of the top 0–5 cm of soils shows the following ranges in As and Hg concentrations (<2 mm size fraction): Montague: As, 4–273 mg/kg (median 42 mg/kg); Hg, 72–490 µg/kg (median 164 µg/kg); Goldenville: As, 2–140 mg/kg (median 13 mg/kg); Hg, 39–312 µg/kg (median 114 µg/kg). In general, the concentrations of As are highest in the B and C horizons, whereas Hg concentrations are highest in humus (H). Results from this study have been used to assess the distribution of tailings at these sites, and to help guide risk-management decisions.","PeriodicalId":49235,"journal":{"name":"Atlantic Geology","volume":"23 1","pages":"364-386"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2015-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70754416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Impact of historical gold mining activities on marine sediments in Wine Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada 加拿大新斯科舍省Wine港历史金矿开采活动对海洋沉积物的影响

IF 1.6 4区地球科学

Atlantic Geology Pub Date : 2015-12-05 DOI: 10.4138/ATLGEOL.2015.016

M. Little, M. Parsons, B. Law, T. Milligan, John N. Smith

{"title":"Impact of historical gold mining activities on marine sediments in Wine Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada","authors":"M. Little, M. Parsons, B. Law, T. Milligan, John N. Smith","doi":"10.4138/ATLGEOL.2015.016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4138/ATLGEOL.2015.016","url":null,"abstract":"Past investigations at historical gold (Au) districts in Nova Scotia, Canada have identified elevated concentrations of arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg) in nearby sediments and waters. These metal(loid)s are derived from erosion of mineralized bedrock, and the disposal of mine tailings into the environment during early operations. The Wine Harbour gold district is located along the eastern shore of Nova Scotia, and produced 1329 kg of Au from 75 581 tonnes of crushed rock from 1862 to 1939. The gold occurs in arsenopyrite-bearing quartz-carbonate veins and was extracted using stamp milling and Hg amalgamation. Historical maps document tailings deposits near former stamp mill sites; however, the extent to which these mine wastes influence environmental quality in the adjacent marine environment is uncertain. In this study, we measured metal(loid) concentrations in tailings, marine sediments, and surface waters to assess the lateral and vertical extent of mining-related impacts on Wine Harbour. Chemical analyses of terrestrial and intertidal tailings reveal high concentrations of both As (86–196 000 mg/kg) and Hg (444–320 000 µg/kg). Analyses of marine sediments show a wide range in both As (4–568 mg/kg) and Hg (<5–7430 µg/kg) concentrations. In general, the highest metal(loid) concentrations in sediments were recorded down-gradient of stamp mill sites. Elevated concentrations were also detected in sediments underlying an active mussel aquaculture operation at the western end of the harbour. Results from this study have been used to help assess potential ecosystem and human health risks associated with historical gold mine wastes in the Wine Harbour area.","PeriodicalId":49235,"journal":{"name":"Atlantic Geology","volume":"51 1","pages":"344-363"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2015-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70754348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Atlantic Universities Geoscience Conference 2015: 65th Annual Conference, October 22-24, 2015 2015年大西洋大学地球科学会议:第65届年会，2015年10月22-24日

IF 1.6 4区地球科学

Atlantic Geology Pub Date : 2015-11-27 DOI: 10.4138/ATLGEOL.2015.015

C. White

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19th to early 20th century geology lectures in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada 19世纪到20世纪初在加拿大新不伦瑞克的圣约翰做地质学讲座

IF 1.6 4区地球科学

Atlantic Geology Pub Date : 2015-10-28 DOI: 10.4138/ATLGEOL.2015.014

Randy F. Miller, D. N. Buhay

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