Sample Detail of
Sample: Sample No. 92ADo272A -- USGS No. DR 1480
Locality: Field No. 92ADo272A
Description: Howard Pass C-5. Lat. 68o 38'06" N., Long. 158o 42'30" W. Sample of chert that underlies zone of reddish cherty argillite; some light-weathering bedding surfaces have radiolarians. (description from Dover et al., 2004, p. 52 (Table 2)); [Formation: Mississippian-Pennsylvanian?? -- underlies red bed (Ps = Siksikpuk?) zone. Howard Pass 1:250,000 C5 quadrangle, T. 9 S., R. 29 W., sec. 28, small summit approximately 1 mi NW of Rolling Pin Creek, in section 28. Lat 68°38'09", long 158°42'32". (description from Blome and Reed E&R report dated June 23, 1993; Shipment no. A-92-9D)]
Location: Alaska Quadrangle: Howard Pass C-5
Township&Range: 9 S. 28 W. Section: 28
Lat.: 68o38'06 " Long.: 158o42'30 "
Reference
Title: Geologic and fossil locality maps of the west-central part of the Howard Pass Quadangle and part of the adjacent Misheguk Mountains Quadrangle, western Brooks Range, Alaska ,  2004
Report by: Jim Dover , Irv L. Tailleur , Julie A. Dumoulin
Age: Osagean-Meramecian (Mississippian (Osagean - Meramecian))
Formation: Akmalik Chert
Comment:Age: Mississippian (Osagean-Meramecian)

Shown as locality 9 on Sheet 2; map unit: lPMap

Occurrence(s)
No. Group Name Qty Notes
1 Radiolarian Poorly preserved forms including Albaillella sp. (one broken short-bodied test) radiolarians identified by C.D. Blome and K.M. Reed
2 Radiolarian Scharfenbergia impella group (flattened and distorted tests)
3 Sponges Robust sponge spicules

Title: Report on Referred Fossils ,  1993 (06/23)
Report by: Charles D. Blome , Katherine M. Reed
Referred by: J. H. Dover
Age: Osagean-Meramecian (Mississippian (Osagean - Meramecian))
Formation: Unnamed (Mississippian-Pennyslvanian?? - underlies red (Ps = Siksikpuk?) zone)
Comment:Age: Mississippian (Osagean-Meramecian)
Occurrence(s)
No. Group Name Qty Notes
1 Radiolarian Poorly preserved forms including:
2 Radiolarian Albaillella sp. (one broken short-bodied test)
3 Radiolarian Scharfenbergia impella group (flattended and distorted tests)
4 Robust sponge spicules