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South Barrow Test Well 12, lat 71
o
14'18"N., long. 156
o
20'06" W., Point Barrow area. Barrow (A-4) quadrangle, northern Alaska. Kingak Shale at depth of 2,068 ft. Early Sinemurian. (from Imlay, 1981, p. 24)
*South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - Microfossil samples from U.S. Navy South Barrow Test Well No. 12 (MF 2759).
Of these 36 samples, 10 contained recognizable foraminifers and the remainder were barren. The foraminifers recovered are rare, mostly poorly preserved, predominantly agglutinated and indicative of a Jurassic age. Samples were represented by well cores taken primarily in sandy facies which no doubt contributed to the poor recovery of microfossils.
Location:
Alaska Quadrangle:
Barrow
A-4
Lat.: 71
o
14
'
18
"
Long.: 156
o
20
'
06
"
Reference
Title:
Early Jurassic Ammonites from Alaska
, 1981
Report by:
Ralph W. Imlay
Age:
Sinemurian
(early Sinemurian)
Formation:
Kingak Shale
Comment:
Shown as locality 4 on Figure 1.
Faunal list given on Table 2
Occurrence(s)
No.
Group
Name
Qty
Notes
1
Ammonoids
Charmasseiceras cf. C. marmoreum (Oppel)
South Barrow Test Well No. 12
Interval
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2263.5'
2263.5
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2261.5.5'
2261.5
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2258.5'
2258.5
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2256.5'
2256.5
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2247.8'
2247.8
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2238.5'
2238.5
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2231.3'
2231.3
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2230.0'
2230
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2214.0'
2214
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2209.5'
2209.5
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2207.5'
2207.5
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2202.5'
2202.5
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2201.5'
2201.5
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2201.0'
2201
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2200.6'
2200.6
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2200.0'
2200
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2198.0'
2198
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2192.3'
2192.3
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2189.0'
2189
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2187.0'
2187
No Data
2181.5
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2180.0'
2180
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2175.0'
2175
No Data
2170.5
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2169.8'
2169.8
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2167.0'
2167
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2101.0'
2101
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2088.0'
2088
No Data
2068
No Data
2061.5
No Data
2056
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2056.0'
2056
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2044.2'
2044.2
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2026.1'
2026.1
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2018.0'
2018
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 2009.0'
2009
No Data
1987.4 - 1987.6
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 1982.8'
1982.8
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 1979.4'
1979.4
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 1978.8'
1978.8
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 1976.9'
1976.9
South Barrow Test Well No. 12 - 1970.0'
1970