SURFICIAL GEOLOGY Alberta Geological Survey

Surficial geology of Alberta (Map 601 tiles)

Till, glaciolacustrine, fluvial, eolian and organic deposits province-wide.

Cover type and thickness proxy; controls aggregate, placer, peat and indicator-mineral dispersal trains.

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COMMODITIES IT DISCRIMINATES (6)

What this layer helps you find

Sand & gravel aggregateSilica sandPeat (horticultural)GoldDiamondsSodium sulphate & saline-lake evaporites

Prospectivity envelopes citing this dataset (7)

  • Peace River Formation quartzose sandsSilica sand · Cretaceous shoreface quartz arenite (frac / glass-grade silica)Profile ↗
  • Bruderheim glaciofluvial sandSilica sand · Reworked Quaternary quartz sand processed for industrial gradesProfile ↗
  • Buffalo Head Hills kimberlite fieldDiamonds · Late Cretaceous kimberlite pipes (38 known) intruding the Buffalo Head terraneProfile ↗
  • East-central saline lakes (Metiskow–Horseshoe Lake)Sodium sulphate & saline-lake evaporites · Playa-lake sodium sulphate (mirabilite / thenardite) in closed glacial basinsProfile ↗
  • North Saskatchewan placer gold (Edmonton–Devon)Gold · Fine flour gold in Quaternary gravels reworked from Cordilleran sourcesProfile ↗
  • Preglacial and glaciofluvial gravel corridorsSand & gravel aggregate · Buried preglacial channel gravels and outwash depositsProfile ↗
  • Boreal peatland beltPeat (horticultural) · Sphagnum bog and fen peat 1–5 m thickProfile ↗