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)
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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
Last Updated: 17 Jan 2000