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  • Usage in publication:
    • Appistoki member
  • Modifications:
    • Original reference
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Argillite
    • Quartzite
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Northern Rocky Mountain region
Publication:

Fenton, C.L., and Fenton, M.A., 1931, Algae and algal beds in the Belt series of Glacier National Park: Journal of Geology, v. 39, no. 7, p. 670-686.


Summary:

Pg. 670-679. [Appistoki member of Appekunny argillite.] Middle member of Appekunny formation. Consists of 2,000 to 2,200 feet of thin-bedded to thick-bedded meta-argillite, with minor beds of siliceous argillite and quartzite. On Rising Wolf and Appistoki Mountains, in southern part of Lewis Rnage, Glacier National Park, northwestern Montana, this member consists of a lower series of brownish to black meta-argillites and upper greenish series which forms heavy ledges and falls. Northward to Blackiston Brook, southern Alberta, Canada, the member becomes more highly siliceous, with beds of quartzite; the color becomes green in lower portions. Underlies Rising Wolf member and overlies Singleshot member. Age is pre-Cambrian (Belt).

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 62).


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Appistoki member
  • Modifications:
    • Principal reference
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Northern Rocky Mountain region
Publication:

Fenton, C.L., and Fenton, M.A., 1937, Belt series of the north; stratigraphy, sedimentation, paleontology: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 48, no. 12, p. 1873-1970.


Summary:

Pg. 1886. [Appistoki member of Appekunny formation of Ravalli group.] Gray, green, olive-brown, and rusty-gray argillites in thin minor, but thick major, beds interbedded with thickly stratified greenish, white, or pink quartzites. Member intergrades with other members, yet preserves fairly well-marked limits. Thickness in Lewis Range 2,000 to 2,200 feet. Underlies Scenic Point member (new); overlies Singleshot member. Type locality designated. [Age is Precambrian (Belt).]
Type locality: Appistoki Peak, near Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park, northwestern MT.

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 118-119).


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Appistoki member
  • Modifications:
    • [Abandoned]
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Northern Rocky Mountain region
Publication:

Ross, C.P., 1959, Geology of Glacier National Park and the Flathead region, northwestern Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, 296, 125 p.


Summary:

Pg. 21-27. Appistoki member of Appekunny argillite. Rocks mapped in present investigation as belonging to Appekunny argillite may correspond essentially to Appistoki member of Fenton and Fenton (1937).
[According to CSPG Western Canada Lexicon, abandoned by Ross. Shown to be equivalent to Appekuny Formation of Willis (1902).]

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 118-119).


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Appistoki Member
  • Modifications:
    • [Abandoned]
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Northern Rocky Mountain region
Publication:

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