OGS Editorial Guide Fourth Edition Ontario Geological Survey Miscellaneous Paper 165 1996 OGS Editorial Guide Fourth Edition Ontario Geological Survey Miscellaneous Paper 165 compiled by A.J. Weatherston 1996 (cid:1)Queen(cid:146)sPrinterforOntario,1996 ISSN0704-2752 ISBN0-7778-5592-5 AllpublicationsoftheOntarioGeologicalSurveyandtheMinistryofNorthernDevelop- mentandMinesareavailableforviewingandpurchaseatthefollowinglocations: MinesandMineralsInformationCentre(MMIC) MacdonaldBlock,RoomM2-17 900BayStreet Toronto,OntarioM7A1C3 Telephone: 1-800-665-4480(withinOntario) (416)314-3800 Fax:(416)314-3797 PublicationSales 933RamseyLakeRoad,LevelB2 Sudbury,Ontario P3E6B5 Telephone:(705)670-5691 Fax:(705)670-5770 E-mail:[email protected] Digitaldata(DataSetsandMRDs)areavailableonlyatPublicationSales,Sudbury. UseofVisaorMastercardensuresthefastestpossibleservice.Chequesormoneyorders shouldbemadepayabletotheMinisterofFinance. CanadianCataloguinginPublicationData Weatherston,A.J.(AlisonJane) OGSeditorialguide (OntarioGeologicalSurveymiscellaneouspaper,ISSN0704-2752;165) Includesbibliographicalreferences:p. ISBN0-7778-5592-5 1.Technicalwriting(cid:151)Ontario(cid:151)Handbooks,manuals,etc.2.Geologicalmapping(cid:151)On- tario(cid:151)Handbooks,manuals,etc. I.OntarioGeologicalSurvey. II.Title. III.Series. T11.W421996 808i.066551 C96-964049-8 Everypossibleeffortismadetoensuretheaccuracyoftheinformationcontainedinthis report,buttheMinistryofNorthernDevelopmentandMinesdoesnotassumeanyliability forerrorsthatmayoccur.Sourcereferencesareincludedinthereportandusersmaywishto verifycriticalinformation. Ifyouwishtoreproduceanyofthetext,tablesorillustrationsinthisreport,please writefor permissiontotheManager,PublicationServicesSection,MinistryofNorthernDevelop- mentandMines,933RamseyLakeRoad,LevelB4,Sudbury,Ontario P3E6B5. Cettepublicationestdisponibleenanglaisseulement. Partsofthisreportmaybequotedifcreditisgiven.Itisrecommendedthatreferencebe madeinthefollowingform: Weatherston,A.J.1996.OGSeditorialguide;OntarioGeologicalSurvey,Miscellaneous Paper165,132p. Quoted material in the (cid:147)Confusable and Abusable Words and Phrases(cid:148) section appears courtesyoftheGeologicalSocietyofAmericaBulletinandtheJournalofSedimentaryRe- search. Quotedmaterialinthe(cid:147)CrownCopyright(cid:148)sectionappearscourtesyoftheDepartmentof Justice. Quotedmaterialinthe(cid:147)ReproductionofPreviouslyPublishedMaterial(cid:148)sectionappears courtesyoftheFreelanceEditors(cid:146)AssociationofCanada. ii OGSEditorialGuide Contents Introduction ........................................................................... 1 ReferenceSources ................................................................... 1 PublicationServices(cid:146)EditingPhilosophy ................................................. 1 SelectedSpellings....................................................................... 2 AbbreviationsandInitialisms.............................................................. 7 Capitalization .......................................................................... 10 GeographicalTerms ................................................................. 10 GeologicalTerms ................................................................... 11 GeologicalFeatureNames ............................................................ 11 GeologicalTimeSubdivisions ......................................................... 12 MiningTerms ...................................................................... 12 PaleontologicalTerms ................................................................ 12 MiscellaneousCapitalizationRules ..................................................... 12 Italicization ............................................................................ 13 GeographicalTerminology ................................................................ 14 StructuralandGeographicalMeasurements ............................................... 14 DescribingGeographicalExtentorArea ................................................. 14 Directions ......................................................................... 14 DistrictNames ...................................................................... 14 GeologicalTerminology .................................................................. 15 RockNames........................................................................ 15 MineralAssemblages ................................................................ 15 AnorthiteContent ................................................................... 15 DeformationEpisodesandStructuralElementGenerations .................................. 15 ExpressionsofTimeinGeologicalWriting ............................................... 15 GeologicalTimeSubdivisions ......................................................... 16 AgeDetermination .................................................................. 16 MiningTerminology ..................................................................... 16 CompanyNames .................................................................... 16 ReportingOreGradesandDrillingResults ............................................... 16 PaleontologicalTerminology .............................................................. 16 People(cid:146)sNames......................................................................... 17 NumericalExpressionsinText............................................................. 17 Numbers........................................................................... 17 CardinalNumbers ............................................................ 17 OrdinalNumbers ............................................................. 18 Fractions .......................................................................... 18 DecimalPlaces ..................................................................... 18 Measurements ...................................................................... 18 MathematicalSymbols ................................................................... 19 PercentSymbol ..................................................................... 19 DegreeSymbol ..................................................................... 19 GreaterThanandLessThanSymbols ................................................... 19 Minute(Prime)andSecondSymbols .................................................... 19 ChemicalElements ...................................................................... 20 QuotationsintheText ................................................................... 20 AccuracyinQuotations ............................................................... 20 Run-InQuotations ................................................................... 21 BlockQuotations .................................................................... 21 OmittedText ....................................................................... 21 OGSEditorialGuide iii PunctuatingQuotations ............................................................... 22 Copyright ............................................................................. 22 CrownCopyright .................................................................... 22 ExternalPublications................................................................. 22 ReproductionofPreviouslyPublishedMaterial ............................................ 23 Punctuation ............................................................................ 23 Commas ........................................................................... 23 Colons ............................................................................ 24 Semicolons ........................................................................ 26 Hyphens ........................................................................... 26 CompoundAdjectives ......................................................... 26 HyphenatingPrefixes ......................................................... 27 HyphensinReferences ........................................................ 27 EnDashes ......................................................................... 27 EmDashes ......................................................................... 28 Three-EmDashes ................................................................... 28 Obliques(Slashes) ................................................................... 29 Apostrophes ........................................................................ 33 QuotationMarks .................................................................... 33 PunctuationandQuotationMarks ............................................... 34 Parentheses ........................................................................ 34 Brackets ........................................................................... 34 Lists.................................................................................. 35 ReferringtoFigures,Photos,Tables,AccompanyingMapsandOtherSectionsoftheReport ........... 35 ReferringtoFigures,PhotosandTables .................................................. 35 ReferringtoOtherSectionsoftheReport ................................................ 36 ReferringtoAccompanyingMaps ...................................................... 36 ConfusableandAbusableWordsandPhrases ................................................. 37 ReferencesasCitedintheText ............................................................ 39 CitingGeneralReferences ............................................................ 39 CitingPublicationsAuthoredbyOrganizations ............................................ 40 CitingMoreThanOneAuthorataTime ................................................. 40 CitinganAuthorWithMoreThanOnePublicationinaSingleYear ........................... 40 CitingMultipleAuthors .............................................................. 40 CitingMultipleandDifferentAuthorsPublishingintheSameYear ............................ 40 CitingAnotherPaperintheSameVolume ................................................ 41 PageNumbersinReferenceCitations ................................................... 41 CitingPersonalandWrittenCommunications,andUnpublishedData .......................... 41 CitingNewspaperInformation ......................................................... 41 CitingWorkinPress ................................................................. 41 CitingaSeriesofMaps ............................................................... 41 ReferencesintheReferenceList ........................................................... 41 TheOrderofReferencesintheReferenceList ............................................ 41 TheUseofThree-EmDashesintheReferenceList ........................................ 42 ReferencingWorkinPress ............................................................ 42 ReferencingPublicationsAuthoredbyOrganizations ....................................... 42 ReferencingBooks .................................................................. 42 ReferencingArticlesinPeriodicals...................................................... 42 ReferencingCompendiaandSymposiumVolumes ......................................... 42 ReferencingArticlesinCompendia ..................................................... 42 ReferencingArticlesinSymposiumVolumes ............................................. 42 ReferencingAbstracts ................................................................ 43 ReferencingOpenFileReports ......................................................... 43 OGSEditorialGuide iv ReferencingReports ................................................................. 43 ReferencingAggregateResourcesInventoryPapers ........................................ 43 ReferencingGeologicalDataInventoryFolios ............................................ 43 ReferencingPartsofAnnualReports .................................................... 43 ReferencingMaps ................................................................... 43 PreliminaryMaps ............................................................ 43 FinalMaps .................................................................. 43 AggregateResourcesInventoryMaps ............................................ 43 Geophysical/GeochemicalMaps ................................................ 43 ODM(cid:150)GSCAeromagneticMaps ................................................ 43 SeriesofMaps ............................................................... 43 ReferencingDigitalData.............................................................. 43 ReferencingMineralDepositsInventory(MDI)Data ................................ 43 ReferencingDataSets ......................................................... 44 ReferencingMiscellaneousRelease-- Data ........................................ 44 ReferencingStatutes ................................................................. 44 ReferencingTheses .................................................................. 44 ReferencingAssessmentFileReports .................................................... 44 ReferencingUnpublishedCompanyReports .............................................. 44 ReferencingOtherUnpublishedSources ..................................................... 44 ReferencingLectureNotes ............................................................ 44 ReferencingTalks ................................................................... 44 ReferencingPosters .................................................................. 45 ReferenceGuidelines .................................................................... 45 Appendixes ............................................................................... 47 Appendix1:ManuscriptTransmittalNotice ...................................................... 49 Appendix2:SubmissionStandardsforFinalReports .............................................. 54 Appendix3:SubmissionStandardsforFinalMaps ................................................ 56 Appendix4:SubmissionStandardsforOpenFileReports .......................................... 58 Appendix5:SubmissionStandardsforSummaryofFieldWorkandReportofActivitiesArticles .......... 60 Appendix6:EditingChecklistforOffset-PrintedReportsandColouredMaps .......................... 63 Appendix7:EditingChecklistforPrint-On-DemandReportsandColouredMaps ....................... 70 Appendix8:CopymarksforOGSReports ....................................................... 76 Appendix9:FormattingMapLegendsUsingDECCodes ........................................... 80 Appendix10:MapLegendandMarginMaterialFormatGuide ...................................... 86 Appendix11:ReportFormat .................................................................. 95 Appendix12:InformationNeededforArchivingDiskettes .......................................... 112 Appendix13:OGSMapAbbreviations ......................................................... 113 Appendix14:SymbolsandNamesofChemicalElements .......................................... 117 Appendix15:Hierarchy,AcronymsandInitialismsofGeophysicalExplorationMethods ................. 121 Appendix16:GeochemicalSymbols,InitialismsandAbbreviations .................................. 124 Appendix17:PaleozoicStratigraphyCurrentlyinUsebytheOGSforSouthernandEasternOntario ........ 127 Appendix18:StratigraphyoftheHuronianSupergroup ............................................ 128 Appendix19:CopyrightPermissionForms ...................................................... 129 Appendix20:ARIPFormatRules.............................................................. 131 ReferencesforthisVolume ................................................................... 132 Table1. Hyphenationguideforcompoundnounsandadjectives ..................................... 30 Table2. Hyphenationguideforprefixesandsuffixes .............................................. 32 PSScolourtable...................................................................... backpocket OGSEditorialGuide v INTRODUCTION ThepurposeofalleditingcarriedoutbyPublicationServicesistomaximizetheaccuracyandreadabilityofamanuscript withoutalteringtheauthor(cid:146)smeaningorstyle.Inherentinthisprocessarethefollowingpractices: D adherencetostandardOntarioGeologicalSurvey(OGS)guidelinesregardingreportandmaplegendlayout,litho- logicnomenclature,andacceptedspellingandhyphenationofgeologicalterms D adherencetorecognizedrulesofgrammar,spellingandpunctuationasdetailedinthevariousreferencevolumes approvedforusewithinPublicationServices D adherencetothestandardscientificmethodofhypothesisbasedonverifiableobservations D eliminationofanystatementsprejudicialtogovernmentpolicy,eitherpastorpresent D adherencetoManagementBoardofCabinetDirectivesandGuidelines,particularlythoserelatingtocopyrightand intellectualproperty However,thesepracticesshouldbeconsideredonlyasmeanstoanend(cid:151)thatofproducingthemostcoherentanduseful publicationpossibleinthetimeavailable(cid:151)andnotasendsinthemselves. ThefirsteditionoftheOGSEditorialGuidewastheresultofalengthyseriesofeditorialmeetingsheldin1989,andwas (cid:147)published(cid:148)inSeptemberofthatyear.ItwasoriginallyintendedonlyasacomprehensivehandbookforPublicationSer- viceseditors.However,thelevelofauthorinterestinitscontents,evenbeforeitwascompleted,promptedustomakethe guideavailabletoallinterestedstaffwithintheMinesandMineralsDivision.Wemerelyaskedthatauthorsignorethose partswhichpertainedonlytotheeditingofreportsandmaps. Weaskedforcommentsonthecontentandformatofthefirsteditionandwerepleasedthatanumberofpeopletookthe timetopreparethoughtfulcommentsandsuggestionsforimprovement.Allwerediscussed,andasmanyaspossible wereincorporatedintothesecondedition,whichwasreleasedinSeptember1990.Athirdedition,withoutappendixes, wasreleasedinJuly1995. Wehavebeencollectingcommentsfromeditors,bothinternalandcontract,andfromOGSstaffduringthepast5‰years. Withthenewdigitalmappingstandardsandmanuscriptsubmissionstandardsfinalized,andthetransitiontodigitalpro- ductionandon-demandreproductioncompleted,itisanappropriatetimetoupdatetheOGSEditorialGuidewithanew editionthatshouldseeusintothenextmillennium.Aswasthecasewithitspredecessors,allaspectsofthisnewedition havebeendiscussedandapprovedbytheOGSPublicationsWorkingGroup. Reference Sources InordertoprovideconsistencyinthepublicationsoftheOGS,allauthors(fromthevarioussections)andeditors(in Publication Services), must use the same reference sources for spelling, hyphenation and grammar. The following sourceshavebeeninusesince1989: 1. Webster(cid:146)sNinthNewCollegiateDictionaryAfterseriousconsideration,theeditorialstaffofPublicationServices chosethisdictionaryduetoitsextensivecoverageoftechnicalandscientificterminologyanditsavailability.Al- thoughthetentheditionhasnowbeenpublished,wehavedecidedtostaywiththeolderversionduetothereplace- mentcost.However,theneweditionisperfectlyacceptableifyoualreadyhaveit. 2. GlossaryofGeology,ThirdEdition(AmericanGeologicalInstitute)Thishasbeenchosenasthereferencesource forgeologicalterms,anditsspellingstakeprecedenceoverthoseofWebster(cid:146)sintheeventofaconflict. 3. TheCanadianStyle,AGuidetoWritingandEditing(DepartmentoftheSecretaryofStateofCanada)Thisstyle guidewaschosenbecauseofitscompactsizeandbecauseitattemptstodealobjectivelywithCanadianpractices. 4. MetricPracticeGuidefortheCanadianMiningandMetallurgicalIndustries(MiningAssociationofCanada)This bookletwaschosenastheprimaryreferenceformetric(SI)abbreviationsandconversionfactors. 5. GazeteerofCanada(cid:151)Ontario,FourthEdition,1988(NaturalResourcesCanada)Thisistheonlyofficialsource forthecorrectspellingofgeographicalnames. 6. TheCanadianMinesHandbook(SouthamBusinessCommunicationsInc.)Thispublication(releasedyearly)is usedtocheckthespellingandcapitalizationofthenamesofminingandexplorationcompanies. Publication Services(cid:146) Editing Philosophy EveryeditorwhoworksinPublicationServiceslearnsthattheroleoftheeditoristobeapartnertotheauthorandan advocateforthereader.Inpracticalterms,it(cid:147)istheauthor(cid:146)sscientificresponsibilitytowriteastorythatreaderswill understand,ratherthantomakeanexerciseincreativeprose.Theeditor(cid:146)sresponsibilityistohelpanauthorpresent his/hermessageasclearlyandsuccinctlyaspossibleforthemajorityofreaders(cid:148)(SylvesterandCosta1990). OGSEditorialGuide 1 Thisrolecarrieswithittheresponsibilityfornottakingtheeditorialprocesstoofar.Pleaserememberthatyouareediting, notrewriting.Ifsomethingisspelledwrong,orthegrammarisincorrect,changeit.Ifthephrasingisunclearorthesci- enceseemsflawed,querytheauthor.Youcanprovideasuggestedimprovement,evenifitonlyservestohelptheauthor comeupwithaclearerrewordingortodoublechecktheirconclusion.Butdon(cid:146)tchangethetextjustbecauseitisn(cid:146)t writtenthewayyouwouldwriteit! SELECTED SPELLINGS InordertoprovideconsistencyinOGSpublications,allauthors(fromthevarioussections)andeditors(inPublication Services)mustuse thesamereferencematerialsforspelling,hyphenationandgrammar.Thesereferencesourcesare listedinthe(cid:147)Introduction(cid:148)section,above. Ashortlistofwords,containingexceptions(mainlywherewedisagreewiththepredominantlyAmericanspellingof wordsinthesereferencebooks),hasbeencompiledbytheeditorialstaff,andappearsbelow.Specificguidelinesonhy- phenationofwordsarefoundinTable1andTable2,inthesectiontitled(cid:147)Hyphens(cid:148). Thereferencesourcesforspellingshouldbeconsultedinthisorder: 1. Selectedspellings 2. AGIGlossaryofGeology 3. Webster(cid:146)sNinthNewCollegiateDictionary *Asterisksdenotewordswhichareexceptionstothereferencesources. A abyssal areal(pertainingtoarea),aerial(fromtheair) accretionary acknowledgment asymmetrical aerial(fromtheair),areal(pertainingtoarea) axialplane(n),axial-planecleavage(adj) aerialphotograph B AFMdiagram airborne(adj) backshore,backslope,backwash,backwater *airphoto(notairphotograph) bankfulldischarge alkalifeldspar(nohyphen) basaltill alkalic(pertainingtorocks) baseline,basemap alkaline(pertainingtochemicalsolutions) basemetal(n),basemetaldeposit(adj) alkalifeldspar(n),alkali-feldsparcrystals(adj) baxis,(nohyphen) *alkalis(notalkalies;analogoustoalibis) bayhead allochthonous bayice *all-terrainvehicle(ATV,ifabbreviationwas baymouthbar previouslydefined) bdirection(nohyphen) alluvialfan(n),alluvial-fandeposits(adj) bedding-planefault alphaparticles(not(cid:2)-particles) bedload anaerobic(notanoxic) bedrock analyze betaparticles(not(cid:3)-particles) anastomosing Bhorizon(nohyphen) and/or biotitization(notbiotization) apex(s),apexes(pl),analogoustoappendixes blockfault appendix(s),appendixes(pl)(seeTheCanadianStyle, borehole p.62) bottomset Archean boudinage(n,vbandadj) Arctic,asintheCanadianArctic,butanarcticenvi- breakup(n),breakup(vb) ronment breakwater 2 OGSEditorialGuide