Surficial geology of the Moosonee area southeast, northern Ontario

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Fluvial Deposits (recent): Stratified sand and gravel; may
include silt, minor clay. Deposited in bars and channels of
present-day rivers and creeks.
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Fluvial Deposits (abandoned): Stratified sand and gravel;
may include silt, minor clay. Deposited in bars and channels
along abandoned terraces of rivers and creeks.
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Marine Deltaic Deposits: Stratified sand and gravel; silt,
minor clay. Deposited at the mouths of rivers and creeks
entering a postglacial sea.
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Marine Beach and Nearshore Deposits: Stratified sand
and gravel; minor silt. Deposited primarily in the shore zone
and nearshore zone of a postglacial sea.
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Marine Basin Deposits: Massive to stratified silt and clay;
minor sand. Deposited in basinal areas of a postglacial sea.
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Glaciolacustrine Deltaic Deposits: Stratified sand and
gravel; may include minor silt and clay. Deposited at the
mouths of rivers and creeks entering a proglacial lake.
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Glaciolacustrine Beach and Nearshore Deposits:
Stratified sand and gravel; minor silt. Deposited primarily in
the shore zone and nearshore zone of a proglacial lake.
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New Post 69
LITTLE ABITIBI
PROVINCIAL PARK
1 cm equals 50 km
a The
symbols list applies to Preliminary Maps P.3625 to P.3758. All
symbols may not be present on this map.
presented on published and unpublished maps.
CREDITS
Geology by P.J. Barnett, K.H. Yeung and J.D. McCallum, 2009.
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To enable the rapid dissemination of information, this map has not
received a technical edit. Discrepancies may occur for which the Ontario
Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry does not assume
liability. Users should verify critical information. Sources include both the
references listed here, and information on file at the Resident Geologist’s
office nearest the map area.
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Skinner, R.G. 1973. Quaternary stratigraphy of the Moose River Basin,
Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 225, 77p.
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Sanford, B.V. and Norris, A.W. 1975. Devonian stratigraphy of the
Hudson Bay Platform; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 379, 124p.
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Ontario Centre for Remote Sensing. Surficial geology, Moosonee area,
Ontario; unpublished map, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources,
OCRS-42P, scale 1:250 000.
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Norris, A.W., Sanford, B.V. and Bostock, H.H. 1967. Geology, Hudson
Bay Lowlands, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and District of Keewatin,
compiled; Geological Survey of Canada, Preliminary Map 17-1967.
Accompanies Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 67-60.
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Factory 68
Barnett, P.J., Webb, J.L. and Hill, J.L. 2009. Flow indicator map of the
Far North of Ontario; Ontario Geological Survey, Preliminary Map P.3610,
scale 1:1 000 000.
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P3742
Magnetic declination at the centre of the map area was approximately
12°44'W in 2011. Mean annual change is 3.2'E.
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The digital base map is derived from the Ontario Land Information
Warehouse, Land Information Ontario, Ontario Ministry of Natural
Resources, scale 1:50 000, with modifications by staff of the Ministry of
Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. The digital base data is
current to January 2011. The map co-ordinates are in UTM zone 17,
North American Datum 83 (NAD83).
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2005–2009 series of digital maps for better definition of wetland types
and distribution.
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Till: Massive to bedded diamicton; clayey silt to clayMISSINAIBI
matrix, PROVINCIAL PARK (WATERWAY CLASS) ABITIBI-DE-TROYES PROVINCIAL PARK (HISTORICAL CLASS)
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Abitibi 70
clast content low to moderate, moderate to high matrix
Flying Post 73
MISSINAIBI
carbonate content, may contain discontinuous layers
or PROVINCIAL PARK (WATERWAY CLASS) KETTLE LAKES PROVINCIAL PARK
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lenses of stratified gravel, sand, silt and/or clay; includes
CHAPLEAU-NEMEGOSENDA RIVER PROVINCIAL PARK (WATERWAY CLASS)
DANA-JOWSEY LAKES PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURAL ENVIRONMENT CLASS)
flowtills. Deposited at the base or along the margins of a
GEM LAKE MAPLE BEDROCK PROVINCIAL PARK (NATURE RESERVE CLA
glacier.
Bedrock outcrop b
Trend of esker or
ENGLEHART RIVER FINE SAND PLAIN AND WATERWAY PROVINCIAL PARK
esker crest
Till: Massive to bedded diamicton; sandy silt to silt matrix,
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clast content moderate to high, low to high matrix carbonate
Lineament observed
Glacial erosion
content, rare discontinuous layers or lenses of stratified
on remotely sensed
features carved
gravel, sand, silt and/or clay, or flowtills. Deposited at the
imagery
into the bedrock
base or along the margins of a glacier.
surface (includes
Brow of large landslide
striations, grooves,
Till: Massive to bedded diamicton; silty sand to sand matrix,
or failure scar
etc.); direction of ice
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clast content moderate to high, low to moderate matrix
movement known,
carbonate content, rare discontinuous layers or lenses of
Base of terraced
unknown b
stratified gravel, sand, silt and/or clay, or flowtills. Deposited
escarpment
at the base or along the margins of a glacier.
(abandoned
Streamline form with
glaciolacustrine or
positive relief;
Thin Sediment over Bedrock: Thin, near-continuous cover
marine shorebluff)
includes drumlins,
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of Quaternary sediments overlying undifferentiated bedrock.
drumlinoid ridges
Quaternary sediments are commonly less than 1 m thick;
Base of terraced
and crag-and-tail
however, areas of outcrop indicated on the map may contain
escarpment (margin
features
small areas where the cover exceeds 1 m in thickness, but
of abandoned or
are too small to delineate at this map scale.
modern, fluvial or
Streamline form with
glaciofluvial terrace)
negative relief;
includes flutes
PALEOZOIC, MESOZOIC AND CENOZOIC
Trend or crest of
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Large iceberg keel
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mark
Bedrock: Undifferentiated bedrock with a thin, discontinuous
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cover of Quaternary sediments. Quaternary sediments rarely
Base of large
Large sand dune
exceed 0.5 m in thickness; however, areas of outcrop
ice-contact slope
(aeolian)
indicated on the map may contain small areas where the
cover exceeds 1 m in thickness, but are too small to
Trend of large moraine
Area of permafrost
delineate at this map scale.
or moraine crest
features; includes
patterned ground,
Trend of minor moraine
palsas, etc.
crest; includes De Geer
(or washboard)
Area of suspected
Bedrock: Undifferentiated bedrock with a thin, discontinuous
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moraines
karst features
cover of Quaternary sediments. Quaternary sediments rarely
exceed 0.5 m in thickness; however, areas of outcrop
Area of hummocky
Indian Reserve,
indicated on the map may contain small areas where the
moraine
park boundary
cover exceeds 1 m in thickness, but are too small to
delineate at this map scale.
Area of palimpsest
Utility
moraine
a The map legend applies to Preliminary Maps P.3625 to P.3758. Deposits
on this sheet are mapped primarily where they reach 1 m or more in
Area of Rogen (or
Road, railroad
thickness. Thinner deposits are not generally shown. All legend units or
ribbed) moraines
deposit types may not be present on this map.
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This map is published with the permission of the Director, Ontario
Geological Survey.
Glaciofluvial Ice-Contact Deposits: Stratified sand
Kapuskasing
NAGAGAMI
PROVINCIAL NATURE RESERVE
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and gravel; including minor silt,
clay, till LAKE
and flowtill.
Deposited in eskers, kames, deltas and subaqueous fans
and in end and recessional moraines along a glacier
margin.
New Post 69A
GROUNDHOG
RIVER WATERWAY
PROVINCIAL
Location
MapPARK (WATERWAY CLASS)
HICKS-OKE BOG PROVINCIAL NATURE RESERVE
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Glaciofluvial Outwash Deposits: Stratified sand and gravel;
including minor silt, clay. Deposited in bars and channels
in
Constance
Lake 92
rivers flowing from a glacier.
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Glaciolacustrine Basin Deposits: Stratified silt and clay;
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stratigraphy of the Severn and Winisk drainage basins, northern
Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 442, 59p.
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bibliography of the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Operation Winisk;
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This project is funded by the Far North Branch, Ontario Ministry of Natural
Resources, and the Ontario Geological Survey, Ontario Ministry of Northern
Development, Mines and Forestry. Map symbols were digitized by
D. Partington and J. Bonin. Interaction with the First Nation community
members greatly enhanced the map products of the Far North
Information Knowledge Management Program Terrain Mapping Project.
Riley, J. and Boissonneau, A. Unpublished field notes and photographs;
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Peterborough, Ontario.
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2005–2009 (digital map series); Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources,
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The maps show only the surface material distribution. For better definition
of wetland types please refer to the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Far North Land Cover 2005–2009 digital series of maps. Older deposits
that occur along many of the deeply incised river valleys are not depicted.
However, the reader is encouraged to review books by Skinner (1973)
and Thorleifson, Wyatt and Warman (1993) for further information and
details on the older sediments exposed along rivers within the Hudson
Bay Lowland.
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources 2010. Ontario Hydrographic
Network; Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Land Information
Ontario, OHN digital layer files, Peterborough, Ontario.
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archival information (Riley and Boissonneau (unpublished field notes and
photographs); Geological Survey of Canada, Operation Winisk
unpublished field notes; Skinner 1973; Sanford, Norris and Bostock 1968;
Sanford and Norris 1975; and Thorleifson, Wyatt and Warman 1993, and
their unpublished field notes) provided the ground control on the
classification of objects. In addition, information from the various other
Far North Information Knowledge Management Program projects, such
as base data and land cover information (Ontario Ministry of Natural
Resources, in progress), has been used in the interpretation and
classification of the surficial materials.
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SPOT imagery (4 colour bands and the panchromatic band), a digital
elevation model and its derivatives and the Ontario Hydro Network vector
drainage shape files (Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources 2010) are the
primary data sources for this remote predictive mapping exercise. A
multiresolution segmentation algorithm, using different image layer
weights, scale parameters and homogeneity criterion, within an objectbased image analysis software is used to achieve meaningful objects
representing various surficial material types. Objects are then classified
based on digital signature, internal variability of signature and proximity
to certain vector layers and certain adjacent material types.
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In 2008, the Ontario government announced plans to permanently protect
half of the Far North region of Ontario and launched a planning process
to support this goal (Far North Information Knowledge Management
Program). During the initial stages of planning, the need for primary
landscape data became apparent. A terrain mapping project to remotely
predict surficial materials was initiated by the Ontario Geological Survey
in response to this information need.
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Information from this publication may be quoted if credit is given. It is
recommended that reference to this map be made in the following form:
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Users of OGS products are encouraged to contact those Aboriginal
communities whose traditional territories may be located in the mineral
exploration area to discuss their project.
Barnett, P.J., Yeung, K.H. and McCallum, J.D. 2011. Surficial geology of
the Moosonee area southeast, northern Ontario; Ontario Geological
Survey, Preliminary Map P.3742, scale 1:100 000.