Regions: Sahtu Settlement Area
Tags: physical sciences, rock, Mackenzie Valley , Imperial Formation
| Principal Investigator: | Terlaky, Viktor (3) |
| Licence Number: | 17063 |
| Organization: | Government of Northwest Territories |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2022
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| Issued: | Jun 23, 2022 |
| Project Team: | Jonathan Rocheleau, Yaqub Adepoju, Murray Gingras |
Objective(s): To fill the existing knowledge gaps about the Imperial Formation, including its regional sedimentology, stratigraphy, ichnology and paleontology, to investigate the geochemistry of the rocks and to map the regional resource potential of the Imperial Formation.
Project Description: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5283. This research study aims to fill the existing knowledge gaps about the Imperial Formation, including its regional sedimentology and stratigraphy (what types of rocks do we see regionally; how do they change vertically and laterally), ichnology and paleontology (what kind of fossils/traces do we see in the rocks). Additionally the research team will investigate the geochemistry of the rocks. Collectively these findings will inform the team of the environment these rocks were deposited in. Finally, the team aim to map the regional resource potential of the Imperial Formation. At each site the rock exposure will be photographed in detail and samples will be taken at 0.5-1 m intervals each weighing 500 grams for geochemical and paleontological analysis. These rock samples will be analysed with various techniques in the laboratory, including ICP-MS (bulk geochemistry); XRD (x-ray crystallography), HAWK (organic chemistry and hydrocarbon thermal maturity), and paleontological identification of fossils and traces. The exact number of samples taken at each site will depend on the suitability of the rock for sampling and analysis. At the conclusion of each year's study, detailed scientific reports will be published and available on the Northwest Territories Geological Survey website and presentations will be given annually at the Yellowknife Geoscience Forum and other scientific conferences, as opportune. Additionally, at the conclusion of the main study, the results will be presented locally in communities, as appropriate or requested. Interim reports may be made available to community organizations upon request. The fieldwork for this study will be conducted from July 18, 2022 to August 05, 2022
