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Geologic Units: Noxapaga
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  • Usage in publication:
    • Noxapaga Formation
  • Modifications:
    • Named
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Sandstone
    • Coal
    • Claystone
    • Conglomerate
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Alaska West-Central region
Publication:

Sainsbury, C.L., 1974, Geologic map of the Bendeleben 1:250,000 quadrangle, Seward Peninsula Alaska: Golden, CO, Air Samplex, 1 sheet, 31 p., scale 1:250,000, Prepared in cooperation with U.S. Bur. Mines, USGS, and The Mapmakers


Summary:

Named applied to Tertiary rocks formerly assigned to Kougarok Gravels (Hopkins, 1963) in sides of large pingo west of Noxapaga River, Bendeleben quad, Seward Peninsula, AK. Name Kougarok Gravels is retained for Pleistocene-age material overlying Noxapaga Formation. Consists of sandstone, coal, claystone and conglomerate. Also exposed in old shaft on Turner Creek and possibly beneath Kougarok Gravels along parts of Dahl Creek. Probably much thicker in central part of Tertiary basin shown on map of Bendeleben quad which gives age as "most probably Miocene".

Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Menlo GNULEX).


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