Revised age and structural interpretations of the Nuka Formation at Nuka Ridge, northwestern Alaska

Tailleur, Irvin L.; Mamet, Bernard L.; Dutro, J. Thomas, Jr.

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New collections of foraminifers and macrofossils from Nuka Ridge, the type area of the enigmatic Nuka Formation, demonstrate that the type Nuka Formation contains at least two, and probably several, thrust sheets instead of a single continuous stratigraphic sequence as originally described.

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16203

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Tailleur, Irvin L.; Mamet, Bernard L.; Dutro, J. Thomas, Jr.

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Office of National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska

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ENGLISH

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71.4

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51.2

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-130.0

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172.5

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8 leaves (2 p. per leaf) :ill., map ;27 cm.; 10 p.

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This report is preliminary and has not been edited or reviewed for conformity with Geological Survey standards and nomenclature

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U.S. Geological Survey

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Open-File Report

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OFR

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72-372

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Revised age and structural interpretations of the Nuka Formation at Nuka Ridge, northwestern Alaska; 1972; OFR; 72-372; Tailleur, Irvin L.; Mamet, Bernard L.; Dutro, J. Thomas, Jr.

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1972

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Revised age and structural interpretations of the Nuka Formation at Nuka Ridge, northwestern Alaska; 1972; OFR; 72-372; Tailleur, Irvin L.; Mamet, Bernard L.; Dutro, J. Thomas, Jr.