Metadata: Surficial Geology of the Oak Ridges Moraine

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Abstract

This dataset exhibits the surficial geology of the Oak Ridges Moraine area, southern Ontario. The study area includes most of the Greater Toronto Area. The surficial geology of the Oak Ridges Moraine is simplified to four principal units. They are, stratigraphically upward: 1) Lower sediment; 2) Newmarket Till; 3) Oak Ridges Moraine and channel sediment; and 4) Halton Till. Lower sediment comprises 10 formations that are stratigraphically beneath Newmarket Till.
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TitleSurficial Geology of the Oak Ridges Moraine
Date2007-01-01 (register publication)
Date2007-01-01 (register creation)
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NameDavid Sharpe
OrganisationGovernment of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Geological Survey of Canada - GSC Central Canada
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AddressDelivery point : 601 Booth Street 601 Booth Street
City : Ottawa Ottawa
Administrative region : Ontario Ontario
Postal code :
Country : Canada Canada
Email david.sharpe@canada.ca
Telephonetelephone voice; 1 (613) 9923059
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register originator
NameDavid Sharpe
OrganisationGovernment of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Geological Survey of Canada - GSC Central Canada
Position
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AddressDelivery point : 601 Booth Street 601 Booth Street
City : Ottawa Ottawa
Administrative region : Ontario Ontario
Postal code :
Country : Canada Canada
Email david.sharpe@canada.ca
Telephonetelephone voice; 1 (613) 9923059
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register custodian
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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register pointOfContact
Name
OrganisationGovernment of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Geological Survey of Canada
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AddressDelivery point :
City :
Administrative region :
Postal code :
Country :
Email nrcan.gsc-geosciencedata-donneesgeoscience-cgc.rncan@canada.ca
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Presentation formregister mapDigital

Goals

The purpose is to show a unified surficial geology of the study area. 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
Position
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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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register pointOfContact
Name
OrganisationGovernment of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Geological Survey of Canada
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AddressDelivery point :
City :
Administrative region :
Postal code :
Country :
Email nrcan.gsc-geosciencedata-donneesgeoscience-cgc.rncan@canada.ca
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Introduction
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The dataset (Digital surficial geology data of the Greater Toronto and Oak Ridges Moraine area, southern Ontario) was downloaded from GEOSCAN: (http://geoscan.ess.nrcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/starfinder/0?path=geoscan.downloadf.fl&id=fastlink&pass=&format=FLDOWNLOADF&search=R=222772). Surfical geology unit were reclassified according to Geological Survey of Canada standard surficial geology legend (http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/290144) when it was possible - with the understanding that some units might not perfectly match in the new classification. The original classification is kept in the dataset.
The dataset (Digital surficial geology data of the Greater Toronto and Oak Ridges Moraine area, southern Ontario) was downloaded from GEOSCAN: (http://geoscan.ess.nrcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/starfinder/0?path=geoscan.downloadf.fl&id=fastlink&pass=&format=FLDOWNLOADF&search=R=222772). Surfical geology unit were reclassified according to Geological Survey of Canada standard surficial geology legend (http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/290144) when it was possible - with the understanding that some units might not perfectly match in the new classification. The original classification is kept in the dataset.

Technical details and constraints

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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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Update frequencyregister asNeeded

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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
Online Resource
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
Online Resource