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oil-saturated Oligocene sandstone in the Sagavanirktok Formation

2019 (approx.)

Detailed Description

Geologists examine oil-saturated Oligocene sandstone in the Sagavanirktok Formation exposed on Marsh Creek anticline near Katakturuk River in western Arctic National Wildlife Refuge-1002 Area. Weathered surfaces are light gray and freshly broken surfaces are brown.

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Public Domain.