A better understanding of glacial transport and depositional environments has resulted from micromorphological studies of glacial sediments over the last several decades. The past-producing Pb-Zn mine at Pine Point, Northwest Territories, has >20 m of
continuous diamicton overlying low-relief Paleozoic bedrock, which provides a unique opportunity to further the investigation of micromorphology in the study of glacial sediments, in particular the sustained depositional record versus the erosional records of various ice-flow trajectories and how
that information can help document indicator mineral dispersal. Pit-K62 at Pine Point has a ~23 m section of diamicton from which 19 samples were collected and thin sections prepared. This report describes sample collection, thin section production and analysis, and microstructure
identification of each of these 19 samples. These results will be combined with glacial stratigraphy and indicator-mineral work previously completed for the area to refine exploration techniques for Mississippi Valley-type Pb-Zn deposits utilizing the transportation history of their indicator
minerals.
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