Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: physical sciences, geological mapping, geology, petrology, rock, mineralogy
| Principal Investigator: | Hogarth, D.D. (3) |
| Licence Number: | 12702 |
| Organization: | University of Ottawa |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1994
1992
1991
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1994 |
| Project Team: | Dr. R. Auger, I. Nowdluk |
Objective(s): To investigate the well exposed Precambrian rock, as an assemblage of ophiolite splinters of which Frobisher's "black ore" seems to form a part; and to bottom the trench with a small test pit in an attempt to provide new insight into the purpose of the trench: was it truly a mine, a drydock or both?
Project Description: A geological map will be made and specimens of both "ores" and surrounding rock will be collected at Kodlunarn Island and Beare Sound. The rocks will be analyzed for normal rock-forming constituents and precious/platinum metals. Minerals will be analyzed by microprobe. The researcher will do this in order to detrmine if the Beare Sound ores belong to the same suite of metals as the Kodlunarn Island metals and to document Frobisher's mine.
