Metadata: Bedrock Geology of the Oak Ridges Moraine

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Abstract

This dataset exhibits the bedrock geology of the Oak Ridges Moraine area, southern Ontario. The study area includes most of the Greater Toronto Area. The Paleozoic bedrock is composed of carbonates and shales. The pre-glacial differential erosion has resulted in more than 400 m of relief on the bedrock unconformity.
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TitleBedrock Geology of the Oak Ridges Moraine
Date2004-04-27 (register publication)
Date2007-01-01 (register creation)
Edition1
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register principalInvestigator
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
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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
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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
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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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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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Languageeng; CAN
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register distributor
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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register pointOfContact
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OrganisationGovernment of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Geological Survey of Canada
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Postal code :
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Email nrcan.gsc-geosciencedata-donneesgeoscience-cgc.rncan@canada.ca
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Introduction
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Process step Sources
The dataset (Bedrock Geology MRD126-REV1.zip) was downloaded from the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines site (http://www.mndm.gov.on.ca/en/mines-and-minerals/applications/ogsearth). The geopoly.shp file was cut using ArcGIS to keep only the data related to the studied area (limites_orm.shp). Bedrock geological units were assigned a lithologic class based on the dominant composition, 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 (Bedrock Geology MRD126-REV1.zip) was downloaded from the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines site (http://www.mndm.gov.on.ca/en/mines-and-minerals/applications/ogsearth). The geopoly.shp file was cut using ArcGIS to keep only the data related to the studied area (limites_orm.shp). Bedrock geological units were assigned a lithologic class based on the dominant composition, 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/).

Technical details and constraints

File identifier805e1297-4200-468e-9f18-19a9973ab71f
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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Version6.14

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
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