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Devonian and Mississippian stratigraphy of the Swales Mountain area, Elko County, Nevada

Creator:

Pendergast, Margaret Anne

Abstract:

The oldest strata present in the Swales Mountain area are part of the Roberts Mountains allochthon. These include the western-facies Ordovician Vinini Formation and unnamed transitional-facies Devonian limestones. The Vinini Formation comprises dark cherts and black to brown shales deposited in a deep-water oceanic environment. The Devonian limestones include numerous...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis