Athro, Limited Gubik Field Trip Summary

Things to do at Skull Cliff

• Sections at Sect.20


• Sketch section of entire cliff.
• Section at very top of cliff (peat and fines).
• Section in upper part of cliff (Karmuk).
• Section in middle of cliff (Tuap+Nual).
• Section in middle of cliff (Tuap+Nual).
• Section in lower part of cliff (Cretaceous).
• Measure orientation of folds in middle of cliff (Tuap).
• Sections at Sect.65


• Sketch section of entire cliff.
• Section in lower part of cliff (Nualvik).
• Section in upper part of cliff (Karmuk).
• Section in middle of cliff (Tuap).
• Fossil collections


• Shells from modern beach.
• Fossils from upper part of cliff at Sect.20 (Karmuk).
• Fossils from middle of cliff at Sect.20 (Tuap).
• Fossils from middle of cliff at Sect.65 (Tuap).
• Analyses


• Carbon 14 on peat.
• Carbon 14 on wood.
• Amino-acid geochronology on shells from upper part of cliff at Sect.20(Karmuk).
• Amino-acid geochronology on shells from middle of cliff at Sect.20 (Tuap).
• Amino-acid geochronology on shells from upper part of cliff at Sect.65 (Karmuk).
• Amino-acid geochronology on shells from middle of cliff at Sect.65 (Tuap).
• Bentonite.
• Things to see (Overview):
• Look at Section 20 from the beach
• Look at Section 65 from the beach
• Tundra
• Campsite
• Things to see (Section 20):
• Section 20 near base of cliff
• Section 20 at entrance to gully
• Section 20 part way up cliff in gully
• Shelly gravel in gully at Section 20
• Section 20 3/4 of the way up cliff
• Section 20 near top of cliff
• Things to see (Section 65):
• Section 65
• Gully behind Section 65
• Fold in Gully behind Section 65
• Section 65 half way up cliff

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Date Created: 15 April 1998
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