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Table 6 Contribution of the different geologic units to the NBCC site classes

From: Seismic microzonation of a region with complex surficial geology based on different site classification approaches

Site class

% of total area

Bedrock (%)

Till (%)

Glaciofluvial sediments (%)

Clay (%)

Sand and gravel (%)

Total (%)

A

38.2

97.5

2.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

100.0

B

16.0

86.4

11.0

0.0

1.4

1.1

100.0

C

20.4

76.3

7.4

0.4

8.4

7.5

100.0

D

15.3

39.7

8.6

3.6

28.2

20.0

100.0

E

10.1

2.4

3.5

2.2

69.9

21.9

100.0