A biogeochemical study of bog plants.

Introductory statement - Prospecting for ore minerals is often carried on by examining the bedrock at or very near the earth’s surface. The bedrock, however, over large areas of the earth, is covered by layers of material called overburden. It has been demonstrated that under certain conditions the bedrock can be examined indirectly by chemical analyses of the soils or plants covering it. Canada, particularly in the north, has large areas covered by deposits in the form of peat bogs or muskegs. The examination of bedrock under peat bogs or muskegs by chemical analyses has not been practised in Canada, but it has been tried with some success in Finland. The present study was organized under the name “Operation Muskeg” to be carried out by a team of geologists and a botanist from McGill University