Metadata: Bedrock Geology of the Paskapoo Formation

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Abstract

This dataset present the bedrock geology of the Paskapoo Formation in Alberta and its surroundings. The study area extends north of Whitecourt and to the west of Lethbridge. The Paskapoo Formation overlies the uppermost coal seam of the Ardley coal zone of the Scollard Formation. Discontinuous deposits of Neogene gravel or Quaternary sediment unconformably overlie the Paskapoo Formation. The Paskapoo Formation comprises three units. The lowermost unit is correlative with sandstone of the Haynes Member (Haynes aquifer). Overlying the Haynes aquifer is a regionally extensive mudstone- and siltstone-dominated unit correlative with the Lacombe Member (Lacombe aquitard). The uppermost unit is a sandstone-dominated unit, named the Sunchild aquifer.
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TitleBedrock Geology of the Paskapoo Formation
Date2008-01-01 (register publication)
Date2008-01-01 (register creation)
Edition1
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NameSteve Grasby
OrganisationGovernment of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Geological Survey of Canada - GSC Calgary
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AddressDelivery point : 3303 33 Street NW 3303 33 Street NW
City : Calgary Calgary
Administrative region : Alberta Alberta
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Country : Canada Canada
Email steve.grasby@canada.ca
Telephonetelephone voice; 1 (403) 2927111
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NameSteve Grasby
OrganisationGovernment of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Geological Survey of Canada - GSC Calgary
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AddressDelivery point : 3303 33 Street NW 3303 33 Street NW
City : Calgary Calgary
Administrative region : Alberta Alberta
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Country : Canada Canada
Email steve.grasby@canada.ca
Telephonetelephone voice; 1 (403) 2927111
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NameFrancois Letourneau
OrganisationGovernment of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Geological Survey of Canada - GSC Quebec
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AddressDelivery point : 490, rue de la Couronne, 3e étage 490, rue de la Couronne, 3e étage
City : Québec Québec
Administrative region : Québec Québec
Postal code :
Country : Canada Canada
Email francois.letourneau@canada.ca
Telephonetelephone voice; 1 (418) 6543826
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OrganisationGovernment of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Geological Survey of Canada
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Email nrcan.gsc-geosciencedata-donneesgeoscience-cgc.rncan@canada.ca
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Related publication

  • Grasby SE, Zhuoheng C, Hamblin AP, Wozniak PRJ, Sweet AR. 2008. Regional characterization of the Paskapoo bedrock aquifer system, southern Alberta. Canadian Journal of Earth Science 45(12): 1501-1516

Goals

This map was created to provide a regional frame of the simplified bedrock geology . This dataset is used to realize other themes.

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NameEric Boisvert
OrganisationGovernment of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Geological Survey of Canada - GSC Quebec
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AddressDelivery point : 490, rue de la Couronne, 3e étage 490, rue de la Couronne, 3e étage
City : Québec Québec
Administrative region : Québec Québec
Postal code :
Country : Canada Canada
Email eric.boisvert2@canada.ca
Telephonetelephone voice; 1 (418) 6543705
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OrganisationGovernment of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Geological Survey of Canada
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Email nrcan.gsc-geosciencedata-donneesgeoscience-cgc.rncan@canada.ca
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Introduction
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The dataset comes from the GW_TEST.BDR_Fm_AB file of the CAL_TEST - GW test - RO.sde geodatabase. The dataset was cut using ArcGIS to show only the studied area of the Paskapoo unit (limites_paskapoo.shp). The data regarding the units description is form the Lexicon of Canadian Geological Names. Bedrock geological units were assigned a lithologic class based on the dominant compositionwas, with the understanding that some units are too complex to be assigned a single lithologic class, in order to render the map in a uniform national map. The original classification of the unit is still available in the dataset, along with a link to the Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units (http://weblex.nrcan.gc.ca/). The GeoSciML / IUGS lithological classification has been used as a standard earth material vocabulary (http://resource.geosciml.org/).
The dataset comes from the GW_TEST.BDR_Fm_AB file of the CAL_TEST - GW test - RO.sde geodatabase. The dataset was cut using ArcGIS to show only the studied area of the Paskapoo unit (limites_paskapoo.shp). The data regarding the units description is form the Lexicon of Canadian Geological Names. Bedrock geological units were assigned a lithologic class based on the dominant compositionwas, with the understanding that some units are too complex to be assigned a single lithologic class, in order to render the map in a uniform national map. The original classification of the unit is still available in the dataset, along with a link to the Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units (http://weblex.nrcan.gc.ca/). The GeoSciML / IUGS lithological classification has been used as a standard earth material vocabulary (http://resource.geosciml.org/).

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File identifier5dd918ae-ebcf-4818-a36c-c1b482fdba52
Languageeng; CAN
Character encodingregister utf8
Hierarchical classificationregister dataset
Date2016-06-10
Metadata standardNorth American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
VersionCAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
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Reference System codeEPSG:4326
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Metadata Contact

register author
NameFrancois Letourneau
OrganisationGovernment of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Geological Survey of Canada - GSC Quebec
Position
Information
AddressDelivery point : 490, rue de la Couronne, 3e étage 490, rue de la Couronne, 3e étage
City : Québec Québec
Administrative region : Québec Québec
Postal code :
Country : Canada Canada
Email francois.letourneau@canada.ca
Telephonetelephone voice; 1 (418) 6543826
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register pointOfContact
Name
OrganisationGovernment of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Geological Survey of Canada
Position
Information
AddressDelivery point :
City :
Administrative region :
Postal code :
Country :
Email nrcan.gsc-geosciencedata-donneesgeoscience-cgc.rncan@canada.ca
Telephone
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