Alberta Geological Survey Website Updates

New bedrock map released

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:50 -0600

This is the first stand-alone, updated, and seamless geological compilation map for the Alberta portion of the Rocky Mountains and Foothills. This 1:500 000 scale bedrock geology map compiles data from about 70 maps published at different scales by different generations of geologists over the last century.

New reports on outcrops released

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:00 -0600

Four reports focusing on outcrops by Harper Creek, Vermilion Chutes, Fort McMurray, and Clearwater River.

New provincial-scale bedrock map released

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:00 -0600

Map 600 represents the compilation of existing geological maps and original geological mapping by Alberta Geological Survey. This map supersedes Map 236, Geological Map of Alberta

New surficial maps released

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:00 -0600

Surficial maps released for NTS areas 83K/NW, 83K/SW, and 84A/SW.

New map: Surficial Geology of the Fox Creek Area (NTS 83K/SE)

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:30 -0600

This map depicts the surficial geology of the Fox Creek area (NTS 83K/SE) (point, line and area features) with legend and base-map data.

New map: Surficial Geology of Alberta

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:00 -0600

This map portrays a generalized compilation of the surficial geology of Alberta (1:1 000 000 scale) using published Alberta Geological Survey, Geological Survey of Canada, and Environment Canada maps, as well as university theses and as new data.

New dataset: Rock Eval and Total Organic Carbon of Sedimentary Rocks in Alberta (tabular data, tab-delimited format)

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:16 -0600

This digital data release includes Rock Eval and total organic carbon results of selected samples for analyses of shale gas, oil and liquids.

New report: LIDAR-Based Landslide Classification and Inventory, Peace River, Alberta (NTS 84C)

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:48 -0600

This report provides an inventory of inventory of landslides at the Town of Peace River detailing the location, geometry, and kinematics for each landslide identified.