Download or read book Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research (Online) no. 2000-C3 written by D. E. Kerr and published by Natural Resources Canada. This book was released on 2000 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes studies conducted as part of a program to provide baseline data of surficial materials, ice-flow history, and soil geochemistry in the Yellowknife area, aimed at augmenting the geoscience database to support mineral exploration & development. After description of the regional setting & bedrock geology of the area, information is presented on surficial sediments (till, glaciofluvial & glaciolacustrine sediments, peat), ice flow patterns, glacial history, and pebble lithology provenance.