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Near Las Vegas, Storey County, Nevada, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 39.5658,-119.481 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Nevada, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Storey County, Nevada, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Unit 24, Clark County [Pioche Shale Fm] | Pack P. D., Gayle H. B. (1971) | Pioche Shale | 56 feet thick. AGE: Delamaran; refined by A. Hendy (6/2009) on the basis of biostratigraphic data (= Crepicephalus zone). | "shale" | 513 - 505 Ma Cambrian |
Near Las Vegas | Pack P. D., Gayle H. B. (1971) | Pioche | Was Atdabanian-Lenian | sandstone | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
Unit 10, Clark County [Pioche Shale Fm] | Pack P. D., Gayle H. B. (1971) | Pioche Shale | 5 feet thick. AGE: Dyeran; refined by A. Hendy (6/2009) on the basis of biostratigraphic data. | sandstone | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
Unit 9, Pioche Shale Formation | Pack P. D., Gayle H. B. (1971) | Pioche Shale | 10 feet thick | "shale" | 530 - 501 Ma Cambrian |
Recorded Fossils
References
Pack P. D., Gayle H. B. (1971) A new Olenellid trilobite, Biceratops nevadensis, from the Lower Cambrian near Las Vegas, Nevada, Journal of Paleontology 45 5, 893-898 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!