Table 1: List of variables describing the plutonic rock samples and major elements analysed (see Table 2 for a list of trace elements analysed).

 

Variable

Description

Count

LabNum

Laboratory sample number assigned to all samples by NL DNR GS*

4993

Long_NAD27

Longitude (east) geographic coordinate (decimal degrees)

4993

Lat_NAD27

Latitude (north) geographic coordinate (decimal degrees)

4993

NTS_Map

1:50,000 NTS mapsheet number within which the sample was taken

4993

UTMEast

Universal Transverse Mercator Easting coordinate (m)

4993

UTMNorth

Universal Transverse Mercator Northing coordinate (m)

4993

UTMZone

Universal Transverse Mercator zone (19 to 22)

4993

Datum

Datum upon which the UTM coordinates are based

4993

SiO2

percent, by AAS or ICP-ES (see column MajorsMeth)

4993

Al2O3

percent, by AAS or ICP-ES (see column MajorsMeth)

4993

Fe2O3

Fe as Fe2O3 percent, calculated by difference [Fe2O3T - (FeO*1.111)]

4901

FeO_TTR

Fe as FeO percent, determined by titration method

4903

Fe2O3T

Fe total as Fe2O3 percent, by AAS or ICP-ES (see column MajorsMeth)

4991

MgO

percent, by AAS or ICP-ES (see column MajorsMeth)

4992

CaO

percent, by AAS or ICP-ES (see column MajorsMeth)

4993

Na2O

percent, by AAS or ICP-ES (see column MajorsMeth)

4993

K2O

percent, by AAS or ICP-ES (see column MajorsMeth)

4993

TiO2

percent, by AAS or ICP-ES (see column MajorsMeth)

4993

MnO

percent, by AAS or ICP-ES (see column MajorsMeth)

4993

P2O5

percent, by AAS or ICP-ES (see column MajorsMeth)

4980

LOI

percent, loss-on-ignition by gravimetric method

4993

H2O_IGA

percent, by infrared-gas analysis

329

CO2_IGA

percent, by infrared-gas analysis

326

S_IGA

percent, by infrared-gas analysis

243

MajorsMeth

analysis method used for major elements listed above (see Table 3)

4993

 

(Trace Elements :  Ag_ppm to Lu_ppm - see Table 2)

 

Year_A

year of sample analysis

4993

Geologist

project geologist

4993

SampleNum

sample number (may be Labnum or Fieldnum)

4993

FieldNum

field sample number assigned by geologist

491

UTMEast

Universal Transverse Mercator easting coordinate (m)

4993

UTMNorth

Universal Transverse Mercator northing coordinate (m)

4993

UTMZone

Universal Transverse Mercator zone (19 to 22)

4993

Datum

datum upon which the UTM coordinates are based

4993

SampleMeth

method of sampling (e.g. channel, grab)

4993

RockType

rock type field observation (e.g. granite, granodiorite, gabbro, peridotite)

4993

Age

age of rock unit, ranging from late Proterozoic to Carboniferous

4991

Colour

rock colour (e.g. black, green, red)

4092

Grainsize

grain size (e.g. aphanitic, fine, coarse)

4308

Alteration

alteration (e.g. chlorite, fresh, quartz)

4308

IgnFabric

igneous fabric (e.g. bedded, massive, slumped)

4305

TectFabric

tectonic fabric (e.g. cataclastic, flow, regional)

3171

Texture

rock texture (e.g. equigranular, ophitic, porphyritic)

4323

Phenocryst

phenocryst composition or type (e.g. feldspar, quartz, porphyroblasts)

4214

Mafics_pct

percent mafics, ranging from 0-5 to >50

329

Hornblende

presence of hornblende (yes, no)

4354

Biotite

presence of biotite (yes, no)

4352

Garnet

presence of garnet (yes, no)

2835

Tourmaline

presence of tourmaline (yes, no)

2185

Beryl

presence of beryl (yes, no)

2189

Fluorite

presence of fluorite (yes, no)

2186

Muscovite

presence of muscovite (yes, no)

2841

Sulfide

presence of sulfide (yes, no)

3876

OpaqueMins

opaque minerals (e.g. arsenopyrite, chromite, yes, no)

486

Opaque_pct

percent opaque minerals, ranging from 1 to 15

24

*Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources Geological Survey