Monday, May 1, 2023

01 Holo Travertine AGS

 

  • Photo

  • Lidar Scan: 

  • ERA: Cenozoic
  • Period: Quaternary (wiki, alpha)
  • Epoch: Holocene
  • Age: 12,000 years ago (max)
  • Formation: [Travertine does not have a specific formation name. It is associated with hot springs emanating from the Hot Springs Sandstone.]
  • Lithology: Travertine (Tufa)
  • Original location: 34.5160136, -93.052589
  • Donor organization: On permanent loan from Arkansas Geological Survey
  • Donor contact: Scott Ausbrooks / Angela Chandler
  • Financial support: 
    • Hogback Exploration (Gerry Lundy)
  • Note: Sample chosen as an unusually large and pure example of limestone deposited around mineral springs.

03 Paleo Midway LS AGS

Photo Lidar Scan ERA: Cenozoic Period: Tertiary Epoch: Paleocene ( wiki , alpha ) Age: 66-56 million years ago Formation: Midway Group Litho...