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Sample No. F-57 -- USGS No. Mesozoic loc. 19990
Locality:
Field No. F-57
Description:
[Shown as locality 55 on Pl. 3 of Detterman and Hartsock, 1966][Entry card in USGS Mesozoic Fossil Locality register (Washington, D.C.) provides following description: "Jurassic - Tuxedni, Gaikima sandstone mbr. Orig. no. F-57. SW Alaska, Cook Inlet region, Iniskin Peninsula. Southwest side of Tonnie Creek about 950 feet from the trail crossing at the mouth of the canyon and 1.45 miles S 60
o
E from the top of Tonnie Peak. 220 feet below the top of the Gaikima. Light greenish-gray fine grained, firmly consolidated sandstone. Collected by Wedow and Kellum, Sept. 24, 1944."]
Location:
Alaska Quadrangle:
Iliamna
D-1
Reference
Title:
Geology of the Iniskin-Tuxedni Region, Alaska
, 1966
Report by:
Robert L. Detterman
,
John K. Hartsock
Age:
Bajocian
Formation:
Gaikema Sandstone
Comment:
Geographic location: Tonnie Creek-Fitz Creek area
Map reference (pl. 3): 55
Stratigraphic position below top of formation (ft): 280-300
all above data from Table 5, p. 28
Occurrence(s)
No.
Group
Name
Qty
Notes
1
Belemnites
Belemnites