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6 -01 NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH IN THE GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 1965-66 ANNUAL REVIEW AND REPORTS OF SUBCOMMITTEES Published by the Geological Survey of Canada as GSC Paper 66 -61 MANUSCRIPT AI'1D National Advisory Cf\ DT()':~AO~JY - APR 3 1967 HR · 1967 Price, 5 D ce nts 1967 SECTION Comn-.:!:~ee SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 1965-66 ANNUAL REVIEW AND REPORTS OF SUBCOMMITTEES @ Crown C opyrights reserved Availa b le by mail from the Queen' s Printer, Otta wa from the Geologi cal Survey of Canada, 601 B ooth St. , Ottawa and a t th e fo llowing Can a dian Governm ent book s h op s: OTTAWA Daly Building, Corner Mackenzie and Rideau TORONTO 221 Yonge Street MONTREAL /Eterna-Vie Building, 1182 St. Catherine St. West WINNIPEG Mall Center Building, 499 Portage Avenue VANCOUVER 657 Granville Avenue HALIFAX 1737 Barrington Street or through your bookseller A deposit copy of this publication is also available for reference in public libraries across Canada Price, 50 cents Cat. No. M44-66-61 Price subject to change without notice ROGER D UHAMEL, F.R.S.C. Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery Ottawa, Canada 1967 CONTENTS Page MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE . • . • . • • . • . • . • . • • . vii Executive Committee . • . • . • . • • . • • • • . • . viii Projects Subcommittee . • . • . • . • . • • . • • • • • • • • . • . • • • • ix THE YEAR IN REVIEW •.....•.•••••...••••......•..•..•..•..•.• Research grants to universities .•.•••...••.........•....••• Comprehensive studies of Canadian sulphide • • . • . • • . • . • . • . • Z Storage and retrieval of geological data . • . • . • • • . • 3 Geochemical prospecting symposium........................ 6 International Union of Geological Sciences . • . • . • • . • • . • . • . 6 Summary statements and discussion of subcommittee reports.. 7 Changes in personnel of committee ....................... 13 SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS..................................... 14 Geophysical methods applied to geological problems . • . • 14 Mineral deposits....... ................................... 27 Mineralogy , geochemistry and petrology . • • • • • • . • • • • • • . • • • . 38 Quaternary geology . • . • . • • . • • . • 53 Scholarship and research training . • . • • . • . • • • • . • • 95 Stratig raphy, palaeontology and fossil fuels.................. 98 Structural geology . • • . • . • • . • • . • . • • . • • . • . 111 APPENDIX; Research grants awarded in 1965-66 • . • . • . • • . • . 125 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, October 17, 1966. The Honourable Jean-Luc Pepin, Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottawa, Ontario. Sir: I have the honour to submit to you the Sixteenth Annual Report of the National Advisory Committee on Research in the Geological Sciences cover- ing the period September 1, 1965, to August 31, 1966. Respectfully submitted, u/2J~ YY. 0. Fortier, Y Chairman. - vii - MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE Dr. Y. 0. Fortier, Chairman Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. Professor L. G. Berry Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. Professor J.E. Blanchard Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Professor W. C. Brisbin University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Professor W. D . Brueckner Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland . Dr. S. A . Ferguson Department of Mines, Toronto, Ontario. Dr. James T. Fyles D epartment of Mines and Petroleum Resources, Victoria, British Columbia. Dr. P. E. Grenier D epartment of Natural Resources, Quebec, P. Q. Dr. J.M. Harrison Department of Energy, Mines &: Resources, Ottawa, Ontario. Dr. G. G. L. Henderson The California Standard Company, Calgary, Alberta. Professor W.O. Kupsch University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Dr. Robert F. Legget National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario. Dr. C. S. Lord Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. Professor W. H. Mathews University of British Columbia, Vancouver 1, British Columbia. - v.iii - Professor Guy Perrault Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal, Quebec. Professor D. M . Shaw McMaster Unive rsity, Hamilton, Ontario. Professor Robe rt Sabourin Univ ersite Laval, Quebec, P . Q. Professor C. W . Ste arn McGill University, Montreal, Que bee. Profe ssor C . R. Stelck University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta. Dr. C. J. Sulliv an Kennco Explorations (Canada) Ltd., Toronto, Ontario. Dr. J. F . Henderson, Secretary Geolog ical Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. M eetings: April 18-19, 19 66, Ottawa, Ontario. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Dr. Y. 0. Fortie r , Chairman Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. Professor L . G . Berry Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. Dr. P . E. Grenier Department of Natural Resources, Quebec, P. Q. Dr. C.S. Lord Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. Professor D . M . Shaw McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. - ix - PROJECTS SUBCOMMITTEE Dr. Y. O. Fortier, Chairman Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. Professor J.E. Blanchard Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Professor R. E. Folinsbee University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta. Professor W . O. Kupsch University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Dr. C. S. Lord Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. Meeting: June 9, 1966, Ottawa, Ontario. THE YEAR IN REVIEW The National Advisory Committee on Research in the Geological S ciences has a threefold purpose: to stimulate and coordinate geological research in Canada; to suggest research projects that should receive atten­ tion; and to aid in having these projects undertaken. Its function is to stim­ ulate research by the universities, federal and provincial departments of mines, and by other organizations equipped for the work. The first part of this report gives a summary of the work of the Committee over the period September 1, 196 5, to August 31, 1966 . This is followed by the reports of the subcommittees. These cover the different fields of the geological sciences, record developments in 1965-66 and sug­ gest further problems for study. An appendix lists the research grants to Canadian universities for 1966 -67 which were awarded by the Geological Survey of Canada on the basis of the National Advisory Committee's recom­ mendations. The annual survey of current research in the geological and related sciences in Canada for 1965-66 which in previous years formed Part II of this report is published this year as a separate volumel. It records inform­ ation on research by the universities, federal and provincial departments, and research councils and foundations. Other current publications of the National Advisory Committee include the Interim Report of the Committee on Storage and Retrieval of Geolog ical Data in Canada (Geol. Surv. Can., Paper 66-43, 1966} and the Symposium on Geochemical Prospecting (Geol. Surv. Can., Paper 66-54, 1967 ). RESEARCH GRANTS TO UNIVERSITIES Grants by the Geological Survey of Canada were initiated in 1951 at the instigation of this Committee to stimulate and support geological research in Canadian universities. Applications are received from mem­ bers of university staffs and must be submitted to the Director, Geological Survey of Canada, before May 1 of each year . They are reviewed by the Projects Subcommittee of the National Advisory Committee in June and the applicants are notified at that time whether they will receive grants . The National Research Council of Canada also awards grants-in-aid for research in the geological sciences (earth sciences} on a more sub­ stantial scale, Applicants for N. R. C. grants apply by December 1 and are Survey of Current Geological Research. in Canada, 1965-66, National Advisory Committee on Research in the Geological Sciences, Ottawa , 1966. Geol. Surv. Can., Paper 66 -5 3, 1966. - 2 - notified of awards in April of each year . The National Advisory Committee has full knowledge of grants in the earth sciences awarded in April by the National Research Council. In addition, to assure full coordination in the award of grants by the two organizations, one or more members of the National Research Council Grant Application Screening Committee serve on the subcommittee of the National Advisory Committee that reviews the appli­ cations to the Geological Survey. For 1966 -6 7, 98 applications were received (compared with 92 in 1965-66) and the total of the grants applied for was $309, 292 (compared with $264, 263 in 1965-66). Eighty-five grants totalling $150, OOO were awarded to 20 universities . The names of the recipients, the titles of their research projects and the amounts awarded are listed in the Appendix (p. 125). With but few exceptions the applications for grants for 1966-67 were deserving of support. However, because they totalled $309 , 292, o r more than double the funds available, some were rejected with no support and in nearly all cases the grants to the remainder are substantially less than the amounts requested. The National Adv isory Committee has recommended to the Geological Survey that the amount to be provided for grants -in-aid to the universities in 1967-68 be increased from $150, OOO to $185, OOO. COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES OF CANADIAN SULPHIDE D EPOSITS The cooperative, c omprehensive study of the Coronation cupriferous pyrite orebody southwest of Flin Flon, Manitoba has been completed and a final report is in preparation. This report will be a symposium type volume made up of papers written by those who carri ed out the different projects with only a minimum of editing to ensure consistency in format, illustrations, etc. Dr. D.R. E. Whitmore, the coordinator of the project since its inception will be responsible for assembling
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  • Preliminary Report on Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of the Late Devonian Mixed Carbonate-Evaporite Succession of the Duperow Formation, Southeastern Saskatchewan

    Preliminary Report on Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of the Late Devonian Mixed Carbonate-Evaporite Succession of the Duperow Formation, Southeastern Saskatchewan

    Preliminary Report on Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of the Late Devonian Mixed Carbonate-Evaporite Succession of the Duperow Formation, Southeastern Saskatchewan X.C. Cen 1 and O. Salad Hersi 1 Cen, X.C. and Salad Hersi, O. (2005): Preliminary report on sedimentology and stratigraphy of the Late Devonian mixed carbonate-evaporite succession of the Duperow Formation, southeastern Saskatchewan; in Summary of Investigations 2005, Volume 1, Saskatchewan Geological Survey, Sask. Industry Resources, Misc. Rep. 2005-4.1, CD-ROM, Paper A-9, 12p. Abstract The Duperow Formation of southeastern Saskatchewan is divided into four informal units (1 to 4). These units are defined by various lithofacies of laminated to thickly bedded bioclastic limestones, thinly to microbially laminated dolostone, laminated to nodular anhydrite, and rare halite deposits. Bioclasts in the limestone lithofacies include gastropods, bivalves, brachiopods, and stromatoporoids, and represent deposition within an open- to restricted- marine to lagoonal setting. The dolostone, anhydrite, and halite strata are interpreted as supratidal deposits. Limestone, dolostone, and anhydrite comprise the three prominent lithofacies and are preserved as “restricting- upward” rhythmites. The development of repetitive patterns of lithofacies is attributed to cycles of intermittent invasions of normal marine water which evolved to hypersaline brine by evaporative processes. The lateral continuity and regional significance of rhythmites of the Duperow Formation as exhibited by sedimentological, stratigraphic, and microfacies characteristics, and their impact on reservoir quality, are the focus of an on-going research project. Keywords: Duperow Formation, southeastern Saskatchewan, Late Devonian, carbonates, evaporites, rhythmic succession, shallow marine. 1. Introduction This study is focused on sedimentological and stratigraphic features of the Late Devonian Duperow Formation of southeastern Saskatchewan.