Table 1. Field observations legend
| Field |
Definition |
Example |
| Uniq_ID |
A unique identifier for each sample site. Uniq_ID combines NTS mapsheet and sample number |
105B781831 |
| Province |
Abbreviated form of province or territory of Canada |
YUK |
| GSC_OF |
Original GSC open file release number |
1289 |
| Othr_OF |
Report number assigned by province/territory |
NB OFR 98-15 |
| Medium |
Material selected for sampling and analysis |
Stream |
| NTS_Sht |
National Topographic System (NTS); lettered quadrangle (1:250 000 or 1:50 000 scale) |
105B |
| Sample |
Remainder of sample number: |
|
| Year of collection |
78 |
| Field crew |
1 |
| Sample sequence number |
831 |
| Rep_Stat |
Replicate status; relationship of the sample to others within the survey: |
|
| Routine sample site |
0 |
| First of a site duplicate pair |
1 |
| Latitud27 |
Latitude coordinate of sample site in decimal degrees (datum NAD 27). |
60.22425 |
| Longitude27 |
Longitude coordinate of sample site in decimal degrees (datum NAD 27). |
-130.26109 |
| Sam_Type |
Sample material collected: |
|
| Stream bed sediment only |
Sed Only |
| Spring or sediment seep |
Spring Sed Only |
| Heavy mineral concentrate |
Hvv Min Conc |
| Stream water only |
Water Only |
| Natural groundwater, spring seep |
Groundwater |
| Simultaneous stream sediment and water |
Sed and Water |
| Simultaneous spring or seep water and sediment |
Spg Sep/Sed |
| Stm_wdth |
Stream width in metres |
|
| Stm_dpth |
Stream depth in decimetres or metres |
|
| Contam |
Contamination, human or natural: |
|
| None |
None |
| Possible |
Possible |
| Probable |
Probable |
| Definite |
Definite |
| Mining activity |
Mining |
| Industrial sources |
Industry |
| Agricultural |
Agriculture |
| Domestic or household |
Domestic |
| Forestry activities |
Forestry |
| Burned areas |
Burned Areas |
| Bnk_type |
Bank type; the general nature of the bank material adjacent to the sample site: |
|
| Alluvial |
Alluvial |
| Colluvial (bare rock, residual or mountain soils) |
Colluvial |
| Glacial till |
Till |
| Glacial outwash sediments |
Outwash |
| Bare rock |
Bare Rock |
| Talus scree |
Talus/Scree |
| Organic predominant (debris, peat, muskeg, swamp) |
Organics |
| Wat_colo |
Water colour; the general colour and suspended load of the sampled water: |
|
| Clear |
Clear |
| Brown transparent |
Brown, transparent |
| White cloudy |
White, cloudy |
| Brown cloudy |
Brown, cloudy |
| Stm_flow |
Water flow rate: |
|
| Stagnant |
Stagnant |
| Slow |
Slow |
| Moderate |
Moderate |
| Fast |
Fast |
| Torrential |
Torrential |
| Sed_colo |
Predominant sediment colour: |
|
| Red-brown |
Red, Brown |
| White-buff |
White, Buff |
| Black |
Black |
| Yellow |
Yellow |
| Green |
Green |
| Grey, blue grey |
Grey, Blue grey |
| Pink |
Pink |
| Buff to brown |
Buff to brown |
| Brown |
Brown |
| Sed_Cmp |
Sediment composition; description of the bulk mechanical composition of the collected sample on a scale of 1 to 3, the total of the column must add up to 3 or 4 or 5.
| Size fractions are divided as follows: |
| Column 1 |
>0.125 mm (sand) |
| Column 2 |
<0.125 mm (fines - organic silt, clay) |
| Column 3 |
organic material |
| Amount of size fraction: |
| sum of amounts = |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| Absent |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Minor |
<33% |
25% |
20% |
| Medium |
33-67% |
50% |
40% |
| Major |
>67% |
75% |
60% |
|
|
| Bot_Pcpt |
Precipitate or stain; the presence of any coatings on pebbles, boulders or stream bottoms: |
|
| None |
None |
| Red-brown |
Red, Brown |
| White or buff |
White, Buff |
| Black |
Black |
| Yellow |
Yellow |
| Green |
Green |
| Grey |
Grey |
| Pink |
Pink |
| Buff to brown |
Buff to brown |
| Bnk_Pcpt |
Distinctive precipitate, stains or weathering on rocks in immediate area of catchment basin or stream bank: |
|
| None |
None |
| Red, brown (eg. Fe) |
Red, Brown |
| White, buff (eg. CO3, Zn) |
White, Buff |
| Black (e.g. Fe, Mn, sulphides) |
Black |
| Yellow (e.g. Pb, U, Fe, Mo, REE) |
Yellow |
| Green (Cu, Ni, U, Mo, As, Fe) |
Green |
| Bluish (Zn, P) |
Blue |
| Pink (Co, As) |
Pink |
| Stm_Phys |
General physiography of the drainage basin: |
|
| Plain |
Plain |
| Muskeg, swampland |
Lowlands, Swamp |
| Peneplain, plateau |
Peneplain, plateau |
| Hilly, undulating |
Hilly, undulating |
| Mountainous, mature |
Mountainous, mature |
| Mountainous, youthful (precipitous) |
Mountainous, youthful |
| Stm_Dran |
Drainage pattern: |
|
| Poorly defined, haphazard |
Poorly defined |
| Dendritic |
Dendritic |
| Herringbone |
Herringbone |
| Rectangular |
Rectangular |
| Trellis |
Trellis |
| Discontinuous shield type (chains of lakes) |
Discontinuous shield type |
| Basinal |
Closed |
| Others |
Other |
| Stm_Type |
Stream type: |
|
| Undefined |
Undefined |
| Permanent, continuous |
Permanent |
| Intermittent, seasonal |
Intermit |
| Re-emergent, discontinuous |
Re-emergent |
| Stm_Class |
Classification based on proximity to source: |
|
| Undefined |
Undefined |
| Primary |
Primary |
| Secondary |
Secondary |
| Tertiary |
Tertiary |
| Quaternary |
Quaternary |
| Wat_Sorc |
Source of water: |
|
| Unknown |
Unknown |
| Groundwater |
Groundwater |
| Snow melt or spring run-off |
Spring melt |
| Recent precipitation |
Recent rain |
| Ice-cap or glacier meltwater |
Glacier |
