NovaScan - the Nova Scotia Geoscience Maps and Publications Database

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  • NovaScan is the provincial database of geoscience maps and publications for Nova Scotia, and is produced and maintained by the Mineral Resources Branch of the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources. It currently contains over 15,000 records

  • NovaScan contains geologically indexed records of all the geoscience documents produced by or collected by the Mineral Resources Branch (and its predecessors), such as:
        • maps (geology, geochemistry, geophysics, mineral deposits, mineral rights, etc.) 
        • publications (bulletins, economic geology series, memoirs, papers, reports, etc.) 
        • open files (illustrations, maps, reports) 
        • university theses (B. Sc., M. Sc., Ph. D.) 
        • mineral exploration assessment reports and mining property reports
  • NovaScan can be searched by Title, Author/Organization, Subject, Area, Map Sheet (NTS), Map Type, Document Type, Document Number, Year and Scale.

  • NovaScan is updated monthly as new geoscience maps, publications, open files, theses, mineral exploration assessment reports and mining property reports become available

  • NovaScan contains only records of maps and publications produced by or collected by the Mineral Resources Branch (and its predecessors). NovaScan does not contain any records of Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) maps or publications. GSC records on Nova Scotia can be searched in the GEOSCAN© database

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