Main entry:

Prest, Victor Kent.

Title & Author:

Geology and engineering characteristics of surficial deposits : Montreal Island and vicinity, Quebec / V.K. Prest, J. Hode-Keyser.

Publication:

Ottawa : Energy, Mines and Resources Canada, 1977.

Description:

29 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Series:

Paper / Geological Survey ; 75-27

Notes:
Summary in French.
Issued in envelope with 5 folded maps.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 23-24).
Abstract/Résumé -- Introduction -- General geology -- Surficial geology -- Surficial deposits (soils) -- References -- Appendix -- Definition of engineering terms.
In envelope: Map 1426A. Surficial Geology (soils), Montreal Island, Quebec. -- Map 1427A. Drift-thickness contours, Montreal Island, Quebec. -- Figure 1. Stratigraphic section along 23rd and 24th Avenues, Montreal. -- Figure 6. Stratigraphic section along Gariepy Street, Montreal North. -- Figure 13. Stratigraphic section along Doherty Street, N.D.G., Montreal.

Summary:

"This paper provides geological information on the origin, stratigraphy, and physical character of the surficial deposits of the Montreal area. Some notes are provided on bedrock geology and topography, but emphasis is placed on the history of glacial and postglacial events and on the resultant deposits." -- Abstract.

ISBN:

0660008106
9780660008103

Subject:

Geology Québec (Province) Montréal Island (Island)
Engineering geology Québec (Province) Montréal Island (Island)
Géologie Québec (Province) Montréal, Île de.
Géologie appliquée Québec (Province) Montréal, Île de.
Engineering geology
Geology
Québec Montréal Island (Island)

Added entries:

Hode Keyser, Joseph.
Paper (Geological Survey of Canada) ; 75-27.

Holdings:

Location: Library main montreal 239752
Call No.: BIB 169664
Status: Available