References and Links

The Atlas maps are composed of several layers of which there are two broad categories: thematic and base layers. Find below a description of each of the map layers. The layer source is included in the metadata.

Thematic Map Layers

Kimberlites in Canada

Location of kimberlites in Canada. Kimberlites are rock formation where diamonds can be found.

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Base Map Layers

Atlas of Canada Framework Layers

Base map components are features that provide a geographic context for the thematic data shown on Atlas of Canada maps. These features include rivers, lakes, administrative boundaries, populated places, roads and rail lines. All of the Atlas of Canada base map components are available for immediate free download in five scales and in a number of data exchange formats. The 1:7 500 000 and the 1:1 000 000 scale data are the primary base frameworks used for all Atlas of Canada 6th Edition online maps. You can download Atlas of Canada data from this Web page on GeoGratis.

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Brummer, J. J. 1978. Diamonds in Canada. CIM Bulletin, p. 64-79.

Canadian Intergovernmental Working Group on the Mineral Industry. 1998. Overview of Trends in Canadian Mineral Exploration. Canadian Intergovernmental Working Group on the Mineral Industry, Fall.

Duval, D., Green, T, and Louthean, R. 1996. New Frontiers in Diamonds, The Mining Revolution. Rosendale Press, 175 pp. ISBN 1 872803 21 0.

Harlow, G. E. 1998. The Nature of Diamonds. Cambridge University Press. 278 pp.

Janse, A. J. A. 1995. A history of diamond sources in Africa: Part I. Gems and Gemology, v. 31, no. 4, p. 228-255.

Janse, A. J. A. 1995. A history of diamond sources in Africa: Part II. Gems and Gemology, v. 32, no. 1, p. 2-30.

Jennings, C. M. H. 1995. The exploration context for diamonds. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 53, p. 113-124.

Kirkley, M. B., Gurney, J. J., and Levinson, A. A. 1991. Age, origin, and emplacement of diamonds: scientific advances in the last decade. Gems and Gemology, v. 27, no. 1, p. 2-25.

LeCheminant, A. N., Richardson, D. G., DiLabio, R. N. W., and Richardson, K. A. 1996. Searching for Diamonds in Canada. Geological Survey of Canada Open File 3228, 268 pp.

Levinson, A. A., J. J. Gurney, and M. B. Kirkley. 1992. Diamond Sources and Production: Past, Present, and Future. Gems and Gemology, v. 28, no. 4, pp. 234-254.

Reed, L. E. and Sinclair, I. G. L. 1991. The Search for Kimberlite in the James Bay Lowlands of Ontario. CIM Bulletin. v. 84, no. 947, p. 132-139.

The Canadian Mining Journal. 1997. Annual diamond supplement to the Mining Journal. London, October 24, 16 pp.; November 22 1996, 24 pp.