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Preliminary bedrock geologic map of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska, and accompanying conodont data

September 30, 2010

This 1:500,000-scale geologic map depicts the bedrock geology of Seward Peninsula, western Alaska, on the North American side of the Bering Strait. The map encompasses all of the Teller, Nome, Solomon, and Bendeleben 1:250,000-scale quadrangles, and parts of the Shishmaref, Kotzebue, Candle, and Norton Bay 1:250,000-scale quadrangles (sheet 1; sheet 2).

The geologic map is presented on Sheet 1. The pamphlet includes an introductory text, unit descriptions, tables of geochronologic data, and an appendix containing conodont (microfossil) data and a text about those data. Sheet 2 shows metamorphic and tectonic units, conodont color alteration indices, key metamorphic minerals, and locations of geochronology samples listed in the pamphlet.

Publication Year 2010
Title Preliminary bedrock geologic map of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska, and accompanying conodont data
DOI 10.3133/ofr20091254
Authors Alison B. Till, Julie A. Dumoulin, Melanie B. Werdon, Heather A. Bleick
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 2009-1254
Index ID ofr20091254
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Mineral Resources - Alaska