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Report on Referred Fossils
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Stratigraphic range: Jurassic? and Upper Cretaceous
Kinds of fossils: Pelecypods
Quadrangle or area: Matanuska, Alaska (Note by RBB: Anchorage D-2 quad. of current vintage]
Shipment No.: AF-502 & 503
Referred by: Eckhart, R. A.
Report prepared by: Imlay, Ralph W.
Date: 03/20/1950

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49AEC135 (Mesozoic loc. 22123) , Anchorage , None given on E&R form. [Transmittal form of Eckhart cites it as "Gypsiferous deposit near Sheep Mountain Inn on Glen Allen Highway. Approximately 112 miles east of Anchorage, Alaska." "Salt and pepper sandstone." "NW1/4, of NE1/4, 602." "Sheep Mountain" Collector: R.A. Eckhart, p. 102 of 1949 notebook, date 9/10/49 [Note by RBB: this locality occurs on the current Anchorage D-2 quadrangle map] [Jones, 1967, p. 17 gives following description: R.A. Eckhart, 1949. Anchorage D-2 quad., 3,100 ft north of Glenn Highway. Lat. 61 deg. 48'50" N., long. 147 deg. 31'45" W. Unit B]
a species of Inoceramus
49AEC136 (Mesozoic loc. 22124) , Anchorage , None given on E&R form of Imlay 1950. [Transmittal form of Eckhart cites it as "Gypsiferous deposit near Sheep Mountain Inn on Glen Allen Highway. Approximately 112 miles east of Anchorage, Alaska." "Jurassic (?) black shale (Tuffaceous). "Sheep Mountain." "NW1/4, of NE1/4, 602." "Sheep Mountain" Collector: R.A. Eckhart, p. 98 of 1949 notebook, date 7/10/49 [Grantz letter of May 2, 1961 states locality is in Anchorage D-2 quad. and situated 1.42 miles N. 40 degrees E. of B.M. 2649 (Glen West Base) with coordinates of 7.75 -4.85]
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