Browsing Earth and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate Honours Theses by Title
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DATING OF ALTERATION AT THE RADOMIRO TOMIC PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT, NORTHERN CHILE BY THE HIGH PRECISION 40Ar/39 Ar METHOD.
(1997-04-15)The Radomiro Tomic (RT) porphyry copper deposit is located approximately 8-lO km north of the Chuquicamata mine and 245 km northeast of the port city of Antofagasta. Estimates place the deposit at over 800 million tonnes ... -
Deep-Sea Coral: Their Use As Climate Change Indicators
(2003-04-15)The need for accurate climate change models is a major issue with the increasing concern of global warming. Recently deep-sea corals have been calibrated for seawater temperatures using isotopic ratios since they record ... -
Deformation and metamorphism in the contact aureole of the S. Mt. Batholith, Bedford area
(1996-04-15)This study documents structures related to Halifax Pluton emplacement, in the Bedford area. Intrusion of the Devonian South Mountain Batholith caused both metamorphism and deformation of the Cambrian-Ordovician Meguma ... -
Depositional Environment and Provenance of the Dina Formation, Provost Oil Field, East Central Alberta, and a Hydrocarbon Distribution Within
(2003-04-15)The Dina formation, late Barremian to late Aptian, is the basal unit of the Mannville Group in east central Alberta, and the primary oil producing unit of the Provost oil field. In Section 23, Township 36 6W4 (part of the ... -
DETERMINATION OF BULK PERMEABILITY WITHIN THE MORIEN GROUP USING THE FORCING OF OCEAN TIDES IN THE SYDNEY BASIN IN CAPE BRETON, NOVA SCOTIA
(1997-04-15)Since November 1992 the Lingan Colliery in the Sydney coalfield has been steadily filling with water. At the same time the water level in the previously flooded 1B region and the No 26 Colliery has been gradually decreasing. ... -
DETERMINING SUBSURFACE SUSPENDED SEDIMENT MECHANISMS THROUGH SURFICIAL REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES, SOUTH KOREA
(2019-04-15)Satellite imagery can provide information on the spatial distribution of surficial suspended sediment over broad scales in coastal environments. An outstanding challenge is to determine the extent to which surficial ... -
DISTRIBUTION OF MN IN THE ENVIRONMENT; AN EXAMPLE FROM GEOLOGY, SURFACE WATER, LAKE SEDIMENT AND TILL IN CENTRAL NOVA SCOTIA
(2002-04-15)This study involves an examination of Mn in the environment in central Nova Scotia. Since Mn has been mined and occurs in many localities, the study was initiated in order to determine whether Mn could possibly pose an ... -
The Distribution of Shrubs used by Indigenous Peoples within the Forest-Tundra Ecotone in Canada
(2012-04)Recent densification of shrub cover has been documented in many Arctic regions. Indigenous people have also reported changes in cover and distribution of useful plants (e.g., berries) on their traditional lands. Many studies ... -
DISTRIBUTION, MINERALOGY, AND POTENTIAL RECOVERY OF RUTILE FROM THE CHUQUICAMATA PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT OF NORTHERN CHILE
(2002-04-15)Rutile is a common accessory phase in altered porphyry copper ores (up to 1 wt. % of the host rock), yet it is generally lost to tailings, despite its relatively high price. Ti metal (sponge) is about 5 times the price of ...
