Material name: | Urbasa |
Synonyms: | N/A |
Material (geologic): | Paleocene (Danian) chert |
Photo: John Rissetto, 2007 |
Locality: | Parque Natural Urbasa, Navarra, Spain |
Synonyms: | N/A |
Geographical description: |
Exposure along road at the foot of a mountain, around 823 m asl. Topographical map 1:25 000 114-III Altsasu/Alsasua. Geological map 1:50 000 114 Alsasua (1987) 24-07.
Length of identified source area: approx. 75 meters. |
Geographical co-ordinates: |
Lat. 42° 52' N Long. 002° 11' 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 Grey Paleocene (Dano-Montian) chert with slight banding. size: 43 mm |
Sample description: |
Host Rock according to the 1:50 000 map from the Instituto Geologico Y Minero de España (IGME) (Spanish - English) 32 - Dolomias y calizas dolomiticas - Dolomite and dolomitic limestone
Chert quality: high. |
Last modified on: December 13, 2007 |
Contents primarily by: John Rissetto |
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