Principal Investigator:Martel, Edith Licensed Year(s):2021
2020
20192018 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4657.
This project will examine sedimentary and volcanic rocks that were deposited on an old craton, in a basin that formed during the collision of two cratons. The research team aim to document which cratons were responsible for the basin’s formation and at what time they collided.
The team will spend 20 days in the fie...
Principal Investigator:Martel, Edith Licensed Year(s):2007
2006
Summary:
The Sekwi Mapping Project is aimed at defining the structural, stratigraphic, metallogenic and geochronological characteristics of the bedrock of a segment of the Mackenzie Mountains. The project will also involve assessment of the mineral, diamond and hydrocarbon potential of the area. This information will provide an updated geological database that will include a GIS-based compilation of bedroc...
Principal Investigator:Martel, Edith Licensed Year(s):
2001
Summary:
The research team will be transported from Yellowknife by aircraft, and will travel by small boat in the field. Samples (fist-sized chunks of rock) will be collected with a hammer, and returned to the laboratory for detailed physical and chemical analysis. Field camps will be low impact, and will be occupied by only 2 persons at a time. All human waste will be buried, all non-burnable garbage w...