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

January 1, 1972

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.

Publication Year	1972
Title	Revised age and structural interpretations of the Nuka Formation at Nuka Ridge, northwestern Alaska
DOI	10.3133/ofr72372
Authors	Irvin L. Tailleur, Bernard L. Mamet, J. Thomas Dutro
Publication Type	Report
Publication Subtype	USGS Numbered Series
Series Title	Open-File Report
Series Number	72-372
Index ID	ofr72372
Record Source	USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization	Office of National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska

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

U.S. Geological Survey

U.S. Department of the Interior

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

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