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TitleFolded and thrust-faulted shale and limestone
DescriptionFolded and thrust-faulted shale and limestone of the Pennsylvanian Calico Bluff Formation exposed in Calico Bluff above the Yukon River near Eagle, Alaska. The cliff is approximately 250 meters high. Note the fault propagation folds, backthrusts, and pop-up structure.
ChronostratigraphyPennsylvanian
LithostratigraphyCalico Bluff Formation
LocationUSA ▹ Alaska. Near Eagle. Above the Yukon River.
PhotographerKevin Pogue. 1995.
CollectionKeck Structural Geology Slide Set #KP4.
Key wordsAlaska, fold, fault, Calico Bluff
Tech details477 KB. Outcrop.
GeoDIL number3033
CopyrightKevin Pogue