Geological Mapping of the Central Annapolis Valley

Digital Geological Data Generated as Part of Geological Mapping of the Central Annapolis Valley Area, Nova Scotia, by C.E. White, J.C. Poole, A.L. Barras and J.S. McKinnon

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Abstract

This digital product is a compilation of geological data which was collected in the Annapolis Valley and surrounding North and South Mountain in southern Nova Scotia as a follow-up from the South Shore Bedrock Mapping Project by C.E. White. The data was used to create Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines Open File Map ME 2019-006, compiled by C. E. White, 2019. The map data represents two summers of field work (2008 and 2009); and follow-up stratigraphic, geochronological, paleontological, and isotopic studies (White, 2010a, b; White and Barr, 2012a, b, 2017, White et al., 2012, 2014, 2017a, b, 2018; Pothier et al., 2015). Geological map data was collected at a scale of 1:10 000 and compiled to produce a 1:50 000-scale bedrock map showing the distribution of units and mineral occurrences. Carboniferous and younger units are modified after Kontak et al., 2010; Moore et al., 2009. The digital product contains layers for geological features such as: anticlines/synclines, drillholes, faults, bedrock geologic units, geological contacts, mineral occurrences, neatline, small outcrops, reference outlines, and structural data.

The main goals of this project are to produce a geological bedrock map of the area to aid in our understanding of the stratigraphy, structure, metamorphism, tectonic setting, and mineral deposits of southwestern Nova Scotia.

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The DATA is provided to the USER on an "as is" basis, without warranties of any kind, express or implied.

The entire risk as to the quality and accuracy of the DATA is with the USER and the USER shall use his/her own judgment in making use of the DATA or drawing conclusions based upon it.

NR&R shall not be liable to the USER, his/her clients, servants, agents, contractors, assigns, or to any other person for any loss or damage of any kind including personal injury or death arising from the use of the DATA or accompanying written materials, or from errors, deficiencies or faults therein, whether such damage is caused by negligence or otherwise. If errors or omissions are found in the DATA, the USER will notify NR&R.

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Format and Projection

Format ESRI shape files (SHP) and ArcGIS File Geodatabase (GDB) files compressed in a ZIP file (more information on data formats)
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SHP and GDB - 38 MB (compressed), 77 MB (uncompressed)

Projection The data is in six-degree Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) projection, Zone 20, Central Meridian 63° 00' West using the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83).

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The data files have been compressed using IZArc into a single ZIP file.

  1. Read the Licence before accepting the data.
  2. Download the ZIP file to the desired location on your hard drive.
  3. Unzip and extract the data onto your computer. We STRONGLY recommend you unzip our data to a consistent area on your hard drive (e.g. C:\nsDNR\).

All data sets are in six-degree Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 20 projection using the NAD83 datum.

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