Material name: | La Peñuca |
Synonyms: | N/A |
Material (geologic): | Lower Cretaceous ("gallic" Aptian to Albian) chert |
Photo: John Rissetto, 2007 |
Locality: | La Peñuca, Cantabria, Spain |
Synonyms: | N/A |
Geographical description: |
Exposure on the lower slopes of a mountain, approx. 356 m asl. Topographical map 1:25 000 60-I Ramales de la Victoria. Geological map 1:50 000 60 Valmaseda (1978) 20-05.
Length of identified source area: approx. 750 meters. |
Geographical co-ordinates: |
Lat. 43° 15' N Long. 003° 23' W (Mapdatum WGS 84) |
Co-ordinate precision: | The coordinates are given to the nearest minute. If you need more detailed information about this location, please contact the author. |
Photo: John Rissetto, 2007 Small piece of dense chert from La Peñuca. |
Sample description: |
Host Rock according to the 1:50 000 map from the Instituto Geologico Y Minero de España (IGME) (Spanish - English) C 0-2, 15-16 Calizas con Rudistas y Orbitolinas, areniscas en la base - Limestones with Rudistas and Orbitolinas with sandstones at the base
Chert quality: low. |
Last modified on: December 13, 2007 |
Contents primarily by: John Rissetto |
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