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Record W2082365457 · doi:10.4138/1037

Lithology and geochemical dispersal in till: Petitcodiac area, New Brunswick

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B. E. Broster, G. M. Allaby, A. G. Pronk

Bibliographic record

VenueAtlantic Geology · 2004
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldEarth and Planetary Sciences
TopicGeology and Paleoclimatology Research
Canadian institutionsGovernment of New BrunswickUniversity of New Brunswick
Fundersnot available
KeywordsGeologyGlacierPlateau (mathematics)OutcropGeomorphologyLithologyIce tongueGlacier morphologyBiological dispersalIce streamPaleontologyOceanographyCryosphereSea ice

Abstract

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Streamlined features, rat-tails, glacial striae, and dispersal patterns for till clasts and matrix geochemistry define glacier dynamics and flow directions across the Petitcodiac map area, southeastern New Brunswick. These data indicate that a single till sheet was deposited as the dominant ice-flow direction fluctuated between east, south-southwest, and east-southeast across the study area. The Anagance Ridges and Central Plateau formed major obstructions, but were eventually glaciated by southward flowing ice. Three phases of glacier flow are recognized: (1) an early topographically-controlled, thin-ice phase; (2) regional flow during a phase of maximum ice growth and; (3) a late phase of thinning ice. The late phase is characterized by: deviation of flow around major obstacles; ice-sheet drawdown toward outlets; flooding of low lying valleys due to eustatic rise in sea level; and glacier melting. No evidence was found indicating northward or radial flow from the Central Plateau. Clast trains are traceable from known outcrops, southward over distances of 10 km, whereas distinct till geochemical dispersal patterns are commonly lost within 5 km of transport from the known source unit. Geochemical dispersal suggests a potential for the identification of additional local mineralized zones along some faults. Sand content in the till reflects increased erosion and incorporation at locations where the glacier climbed over major topographic obstacles, oriented transverse to the regional flow direction. The clay content increases primarily because of the incorporation of sediments occupying valleys and low-lying coastal areas at the time of glacier advance. These observations indicate that the basal sediment load did not establish an erosive equilibrium between the glacier and the underlying bedrock for all locations across the study area. Preferential incorporation occurred at points of increased erosion and in areas of thick preglacial sediment accumulations, altering matrix composition and obscuring some geochemical dispersal patterns. These observations have implications for glacial prospecting in sub-alpine terrains elsewhere. RÉSUMÉ Les caractéristiques laminaires, les queues-de-rat, les stries glaciaires et les traînées de dispersion des clastes de till de même que la composition géochimique de la matrice, définissent la dynamique du glacier et les directions de l'écoulement à l'intérieur du secteur cartographique de Petitcodiac, dans le Sud-Est du Nouveau-Brunswick. Ces données révèlent qu'une nappe de till unique s'est déposée pendant que la direction prédominante de l'écoulement des glaces fluctuait entre l'est, le sud-sud-est et l'est-sud-est dans le secteur d'étude. Les chaînons Anagance et le plateau Central ont constitué les principales obstructions, mais ils ont finalement été recouverts par des glaces s'écoulant vers le sud. On distingue trois phases d'écoulement glaciaire : 1) une phase précoce de glace mince topographiquement canalisée; 2) un écoulement régional au cours d'une phase de croissance maximale de la glace; et 3) une phase tardive d'amincissement de la glace. La phase tardive est caractérisée par une déviation de l'écoulement contournant les obstacles importants, un abaissement de la nappe glaciaire vers les décharges, une inondation des vallées basses par suite de la hausse eustatique du niveau de la mer et la fonte du glacier. Aucun indice révélant un écoulement vers le nord ou un écoulement radial à partir du plateau Central n'a été relevé On peut retracer les traînées de clastes à partir des affleurements connus sur des distances de dix kilomètres en direction sud, tandis que les trains distincts de dispersion géochimique du till disparaissent à moins de cinq kilomètres de l'unité d'origine connue. La dispersion géochimique laisse supposer la possibilité qu'on découvre d'autres zones minéralisées locales le long de certaines failles. La teneur en sable du till témoigne d'une érosion et d'une incorporation accrues aux endroits où le glacier a franchi des obstacles topographiques importants orientés transversalement à la direction de l'écoulement régional. La teneur en argile s'accroît principalement en raison de l'incorporation de sédiments qui occupaient les vallées et les secteurs côtiers bas au moment de la progression du glacier. Ces observations révèlent que la charge solide basale n'a pas établi un équilibre d'érosion entre le glacier et le substrat rocheux sous-jacent à tous les emplacements à l'intérieur du secteur d'étude. Une incorporation plus poussée est survenue aux points d'érosion accrue et dans les secteurs d'accumulations préglaciaires épaisses de sédiments, ce qui a modifié la composition de la matrice et obscurci certains tracés de dispersion géochimique. Ces observations ont des répercussions pour la prospection glaciaire dans les terrains subalpins d'ailleurs. [Traduit par la rédaction]

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Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. Learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and 10,348 direct Gemma labels. Candidate is the union of thresholded teacher heads; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels or direct frontier model labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.000
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.000
Version: codex-gemma-dda1882f352aValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesInsufficient payload (model declined to judge)
Consensus categoriesInsufficient payload (model declined to judge)
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Observational · Consensus signal: Observational
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.188
Threshold uncertainty score1.000

Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0000.000
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0000.000
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0000.000
Bibliometrics0.0000.000
Science and technology studies0.0000.001
Scholarly communication0.0000.000
Open science0.0000.000
Research integrity0.0000.000
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0020.001

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.014
GPT teacher head0.230
Teacher spread0.217 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; both teacher heads agree on what is shown here.

Study designObservational
Domainnot available
GenreEmpirical

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