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Radiation Geophysics Selected references
The following publications have been selected as being representative of the
wide variety of research and development carried out over the years by
members of the Radiation Geophysics Section.
- Darnley, Arthur G., 1991
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The Development of Airborne Gamma-ray Spectrometry: Case Study in Technological Innovation and Acceptance,
Nuclear Geophysics, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp.377-402.
This is a review of the GSC's Airborne Gamma-ray Spectrometry program.
- Bristow, Q., 1979
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A Gamma-ray System for Airborne Geological Research;
Current Research, Part C,
Geological Survey of Canada,
79-1C:55-61.
- Bristow, Q., 1979
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Gamma-ray Spectrometric Methods in Uranium Exploration - Airborne
Instrumentation;
in Geophysics and Geochemistry in the Search for Metallic Ores,
Peter J. Hood, Editor,
Geological Survey of Canada,
Economic Geology Report 31,
p. 135-146.
- Bristow, Q., 1983
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Airborne Gamma-ray Spectrometry in Uranium Exploration - Principles
and Current Practice;
Nuclear Geophysics,
Ed. G.G. Clayton,
Pergamon press,
31 pp.
| Calibration & survey techniques |
- Charbonneau, B.W. and Darnley, A.G., 1970
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A Test Strip for Calibration of Airborne Gamma-ray Spectrometers;
Geological Survey of Canada,
Paper 70-1B, p 27-32.
- Grasty, R.L., 1970
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Gamma-ray Spectrometric Methods in Uranium Exploration - Theory
and Operational Procedures, p. 147-162;
in Geophysics and Geochemistry in the Search for Metallic Ores,
edited by P.J.Hood,
Geological Survey of Canada,
Economic Geology Report 31, 811 p.
- Grasty, R.L., Kosanke, K.L and Foote, R.S., 1979
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Fields of View of Airborne Gamma-ray Detectors,
Geophysics 44,
No. 8, p. 1447-1457.
- Grasty, R.L., 1984
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Airborne Radioactivity Survey Film;
Geological Survey of Canada,
Open File 1035.
- Grasty, R.L., Glynn, J.E. and Grant, J.A., 1985
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The Analysis of Multi-Channel Airborne Gamma-ray Spectra;
Geophysics,
Vol. 50, No. 12, P. 2611-2620.
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Grasty, R.L., Holman, P.B. and Blanchard, Y.B., 1991
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Transportable Calibration Pads
for Ground and Airborne Gamma-ray Spectrometers;
Geological Survey of Canada,
Paper 90-23, 25 p.
- Grasty, R.L., Mellander, H. and Parker, M., 1991
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Airborne Gamma-ray Spectrometer Surveying;
International Atomic Energy Agency,
Technical Reports Series No. 323
- IAEA
- Guidelines for radioelement mapping using gamma ray spectrometry data, IAEA-TECDOC-1363, 2003
- Tammenmaa, J.K., Grasty, R.L. and Peltoniemi, M., 1976
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The Reduction of Statistical Noise in Airborne Radiometric Data;
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 13, No. 10, p. 1351-1357.
- Grant, J.A., 1998
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Ten things the textbooks don't tell you about processing and archiving
airborne gamma-ray spectrometric data;
in Current Research, Part D,
Geological Survey of Canada,
p. 83-87.
| Interpretation, case histories |
- Gregory, A.F., 1960
- Geological Interpretation of Aeroradioemetric Data;
Geological Survey of Canada,
Bulletin 66, 29 p.
- Darnley, A.G., Grasty, R.L. and Cameron, E.M., 1975
- Federal-Provincial Uranium Reconnaissance Program in Uranium
Exploration;
Geological Survey of Canada,
Paper 75-26, p. 49-63.
- Charbonneau, B.W. Killeen, P.G., Carson, J.M., Cameron, G.W.
and Richardson, K.A., 1976
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The Significance of Radioelement Concentration Measurements
made by Airborne Gamma-ray Spectrometry over the Canadian Shield;
IAEA Symposium on Exploration for Uranium Ore Deposits,
Vienna, Austria, STI/PUB/434, p. 35-53.
- Darnley, A.G., Charbonneau, B.W. and Richardson, K.A., 1977
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The Distribution of Uranium in Rocks as a Guide to the Recognition
of Uraniferous Regions;
Symposium on Recognition and Evaluation of Uraniferous Areas,
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria,1975,
IAEA TC 25/9, p. 55-86.
- Charbonneau, B.W. and Ford,K.L., 1979
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Discovery of Two Uranium Occurrences in Paleozoic Sedimentary Rocks
at South March, Ontario and South Maitland, Nova Scotia by Airborne
Gamma-ray Spectrometry and Comparison with Surveys over Precambrian
Terrain;
Journal of the Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists,
Vol. 15,No. 1,
Dec. 1979, p. 54-76.
This paper illustrates the importance of examining radiometric
diagnostic ratios such as the eU/eTh ratio, that can indicate
a deposit of signficant economic potential, even though the anomaly
from a primary variable (eU) may be less prominent.
- Killeen, P.G., 1979
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Gamma-ray Spectrometric Methods in Uranium Exploration - Application
and Interpretation,
p. 163-230,
in Geophysics and Geochemistry in the Search for Metallic Ores,
edited by P.J. Hood,
Geological Survey of Canada,
Economic Geology Report 31, 811 p.
- Richardson, K.A. and Killeen, P.G., 1980
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Regional Radiogenic Heat Production Mapping by Airborne Gamma-ray
Spectrometry;
in Current Research, Part B,
Geological Survey of Canada,
Paper 80-1B, p. 227-232.
- Richardson, K.A., 1981
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High Sensitivity Airborne Radiometric Surveying Over Tropical and
Rain Forest Areas;
in Uranium Deposits in Latin America: Geology and Exploration,
International Atomic Energy Agency,
IAEA-AG-162-04,
p. 63-78.
- Ford, K.L. and O'Reilly, G.A., 1985
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Airborne Gamma-ray Spectrometric Surveys as an Indicator of
Granophile Element Specialization and Associated Mineral Deposits
in the Granitic Rocks of the Meguma Terrane of Nova Scotia, Canada,
in High Heat Production (HHP) Granites, Hydrothermal Circulation
and Ore Genesis;
Institution of Mining and Mineralogy, St. Austell, Cornwall, England,
Sept 22-25, 1985.
- Charbonneau, B.W. and Swettenham, S.S., 1986
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Gold Occurrence in Radioactive Calc-Silicate Float at Sandybeach
Lake, Nueltin Lake Area, District of Keewatin;
in Current Research, Part A,
Geological Survey of Canada,
Paper 86-1A, p. 803-808.
- Darnley, A.G., Richardson, K.A., Grasty, R.L., Carson, J.M., Holman,
P.B. and Charbonneau, B.W., 1986
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Radioactivity Map of Canada,
Geological Survey of Canada,
Map 1600A (1:5M scale), 1st Edition.
- Darnley, A.G. and Ford, K.L., 1987
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Regional Airborne Gamma-ray Surveys: a Review;
in Exploration '87 Proceedings,
Geophysical Methods, Advancements in the State of the Art
- Broome, J., Carson, J.M., Grant, J.A. and Ford, K.L., 1987
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A Modified Ternary Radioelement Mapping Technique and its
Application to the South Coast of Newfoundland;
Geological Survey of Canada,
Paper 87-14.
- Maurice, Y.T. and Charbonneau, B.W., 1987
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U and Th Concentration Processes in Canadian Granitoids, their
Detection by Airborne Gamma-ray Spectrometry and their Relationship
to Granophile Mineralization;
in Revista Brasileira de Geociências,
Vol. 17, No. 4, p. 644-646.
- Charbonneau, B.W., 1987
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Gamma Spectrometric and Magnetic Anomalies Associated with Cu-U
Mineralization, Faber Lake Volcanic Belt, District of Mackenzie, NWT,
in Current Research, Part C,
Geological Survey of Canada,
Paper 88-1C, p. 255-258.
- Charbonneau, B.W. and Hogarth, D.D., 1988
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Geophysical Expression of the Carbonatites and Fenites, East of
Cantley, Quebec;
in Current Research, Part C,
Geological Survey of Canada,
Paper 88-1C, p. 259-269.
- Darnley, A.G., 1988
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The Regional Geophysics and Geochemistry of the Elliot Lake and
Athabascan Uranium Areas, Canada;
in Recognition of Uranium Provinces,
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna,
p. 131-156.
- Ford, K.L. Dilabio, R.N.W. and Rencz, A.N., 1988
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Geological, Geophysical and Geochemical Studies around the Allan
Lake Carbonatite, Algonquin Park, Ontario;
in Journal of Geochemical Exploration, Vol. 30, p. 99-121.
- O'Reilly, G.A., Corey, M.C. and Ford, K.L., 1988
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The Role of Airborne Gamma-ray Spectrometry in Bedrock Mapping
and Mineral Explroation; Case Studies from Granitic Rocks within
the Meguma Zone, Nova Scotia;
in Maritime Sediments and Atlantic Geology, Vol. 24, No. 1, p. 47-60.
- Charbonneau, B.W., 1991
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Geophysical Signature, Geochemical Evolution and Radioactive
Mineralogy of the Fort Smith Radioactive Belt, Northwest Territories,
Canada;
in Primary Radioactive Minerals (The Textural Patterns of Radioactive
Mineral Paragenetic Associations),
Theophrastuss Publications, Athens, Greece, p. 21-48.
- Charbonneau, B.W. and Legault, M.I., 1994
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Interpretation of Airborne Geophysical Data for the Thor Lake Area,
Northwest Territories;
in Studies of Rare-Metal Deposits in the Northwest Territories,
(ed.) W.D. Sinclair and D.G. Richardson;
Geological Survey of Canada,
Bulletin 475, p. 17-31.
- Shives, R.B.K., Ford, K.L. and Charbonneau, B.W., 1995
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Applications of Gamma-ray Spectrometry and Magnetic/VLF-EM
Surveys,
'Workshop Manual',
Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 3061, 82 p.
- Gandhi, S.S., Prasad, N. and Charbonneau, B.W., 1996
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Geological and Geophysical Signatures of a Large Polymetallic
Exploration Target at Lou Lake, Southern Great Bear Magmatic Zone,
NWT;
in Current Research, 96-1E,
Geological Survey of Canada, p.147-158.
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Shives, R.B.K., 1996
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Application of Airborne Multiparameter Geophysical Data
(Gamma-ray, Magnetometer, VLF-EM) to Mapping and Exploration
in the Rusty Lake and Snow Lake Areas;
in EXTECH 1: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Massive Sulphide
Research in the Rusty Lake-Snow Lake Greenstone Belts, Manitoba,
Ed. by G.F.Bonham-Carter, A.G. Galley and G.E.M. Hall,
Geological Survey of Canada,
Bulletin 426, p. 277-279.
- Thompson, P.H., Judge, A.S., Charbonneau, B.W., Carson, J.M.
and Thomas, M.D., 1996
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Thermal Regimes and Diamond Stability in the Archean Slave Province,
Northwestern Canadian Shield, District of Mackenzie, Northwest
Territories;
in Current Research, 96-1E,
Geological Survey of Canada, p. 135-146.
- Shives, R.B.K., Charbonneau, B.W., Ford, K.L., 1997
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The detection of potassic alteration by gamma-ray spectrometry
- recognition of alteration related to mineralization;
in "Geophysics and Geochemistry at the Millenium", Proceedings of
the Fourth Decennial International Conference on Mineral Exploration
(Exploration 97), September, 1997.
| Environmental applications |
- Grasty, R.L., 1973
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Snow-water Equivalent Measurement Using Natural Gamma Emission;
Nordic Hydrologist 4, p. 1-16.
- Bristow, Q., 1978
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The Application of Airborne Gamma-ray Spectrometry in the Search for
Radioactive Debris from the Russian Satellite Cosmos 954
(Operation 'Morning Light').
Current Research, Part B,
Geological Survey of Canada,
78-1B:151-162.
- NTIS, 1978
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Operation Morning Light,
National Technical Information Service,
U.S. Dept. of Commerce,
Report NV-198, Sept. 1978.
An illustrated non-technical summary of Operation Morning Light.
- Gummer, W.K, Campbell, F.R., Knight, G.B. and Ricard, J.L., 1980
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Cosmos 954: the Occurrence and
Nature of Recovered Debris,
Atomic Energy Control Board of Canada,
Report INFO-0006, May, 1980.
Another illustrated non-technical summary of Operation Morning Light.
- Grasty, R.L., 1983
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Radiation Sources,
GEOS,
Vol. 12, No. 2.
Radiation dosage varies with where you live, how high you fly,
how often it snows. One third is manmade. Putting that fact into
perspective requires more information about background radiation:
environment, location and other factors.
- Grasty, R.L., Carson, J.M., Charbonneau, B.W. and Holman, P.B., 1984
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Natural Background Radiation in Canada;
Geological Survey of Canada,
Bulletin 360, 39 p.
- Doyle, P.J., Grasty, R.L. and Charbonneau, B.W., 1990
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Predicting Geographic Variations in Indoor Radon Using Airborne
Gamma-ray Spectrometry;
in Current Research, Part A,
Geological Survey of Canada,
Paper 90-1A, p. 27-32.
- Grasty, R.L., 1993
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Environmental Monitoring by Airborne Gamma-ray Spectrometry,
Experience at the Geological Survey of Canada;
in Application of Uranium Exploration Data and Techniques in
Environmental Studies, Proceedings of a Technical Committee
Meeting, November 9-12, 1993,
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna,
IAEA TECDOC-827.
- Cocksedge, W., Rankin, W., Tostowaryk, W., Rahman, M.,
Charbonneau, B.W. and Grasty, R.L., 1993
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Canadian National Native Home Radon Survey - Maximizing Resources
through Radon Potential Assessment;
Proceedings of the 26th Midyear Topical Meeting of the Health
Physics Society Meeting on Environmental Health Physics,
January 24-28th, 1993,
Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho: 391-402.
- Rangelov, R., Hetu, R., Grant, J.A. and Grasty, R.L., 1993
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Monitoring Man-made Radiation by Airborne Gamma-ray Spectrometry,
Kozloduy Area, Bulgaria,
Geological Survey of Canada,
Open File 2573, 10 pages.
- Grasty, R.L., 1994
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Summer Outdoor Radon Variations in Canada and their Relation to
Soil Moisture,
Health Physics, V. 66, P. 185-193.
| Software and data management |
- Grant, J.A., 1993
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SurView: a Microsoft Windows 3.x Application for Viewing
Geophysical Survey Data,
Geological Survey of Canada,
Open File 2661, List 1025, May 1993.
- Grant, J.A., 1994
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A Simple Archival Data Format for Multivariable Airborne Survey Data;
Presented at the IAEA Technical Committee Meeting on
Computer Application in Uranium Exploration and Production
- Case History and Current Status,
November 15-18, 1994, Vienna,
Working Material only - IAEA-NFCM/NENF-96/01 - Limited Distribution,
(also available from the author)
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