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Limestone from
Petrified Forest National Monument, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia


Locality type:National Monument
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Type:Limestone
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Validity:Believed Valid
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Mineral Data:Click here to view Limestone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Petrified Forest National Monument, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1436494
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1436494:1
GUID (UUID V4):a3d57227-6e7b-48fc-9202-5a182a7bedde
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Report (volume)
__-___ Petrified Forest area_______-_..___________-_____-_-_-__--__Petrified Forest National Monumen...examined the Orphan deposit in 1958 for the U.S. National Park Service. Summaries of these later investigations...COCONINO ' »3 APACHE 1 U i NAV AJO ' ! (T'?PETRIFIED| ( \ * \ V. 1.9 1 * Wikieupo ^ » 0»33 YAVAPAI...Morristown ( 'l-f' FOREST ' WinsJowo^ ,..n 16JJ; NATIONAL! Holt rooki/ MONUMENT i 17»15 j . 1__ i I...mine 14. 15. 16. 17. Anna Bernice claims Petrified Forest area Tract No. 1 Tract No. 2 Navajo County
Report (issue)
Sandstone___________-_----____-__ San Andres Limestone.____________________ Unconformity between the...____ Lower red member._____ _____________ Petrified Forest Member_______________ Chinle flora.______...-. Photograph of small pueblo constructed of petrified wood______________---__------_------. Sketch of...part of the Petrified Forest Member of the Chinle Formation in Petrified Forest National Park, Ariz-...1850 by Lt. James H. Simpson, who had discovered petrified wood in them in eastern Arizona on September 5
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
that chert nodules weathered out of the Onondaga Limestone occur abundantly in the soil. The first part of...straight through Texas we arrived at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico on May 7th. These caverns were...the mountain and here the lava is very dense. Petrified wood was found at several places in northeastern...many souvenir shops along the highways sell much petrified wood mostly of the jasperized variety. Price locally...Arizona is not complete without seeing the Petrified Forest National Park. Here is a natural museum which took
Journal (issue)
Craters. By W. Scott L ewis. The Petrified Forest National Monument. B y Fred W. 8chmeltz. A NON-TECHNICAL...relatives, children-see that they vote in the National Mineral Contest. Every ballot counts. BOW THE........... . 5,673 Coal .•.. , ............ . Limestone .. . .. . ..... . Sa11dst one .... . . . •.•.................................... The Petrified Forest National Monumtnt. B11 Fred W . Schmtlb.. . . ...postage. 1"- lOc Celestite, Ohio, Crystalline in Limestone 1½"-15c 2"- 35c 3"- 60c 4"- $1.00. Plus postage
Book
fyosieAi. ^touli GUIDE TO THE PETRIFIED FORESTS OF AMERICA I PETRIFIED FOREST : ! DIVIDE WOODLAND IITOU... I; i “Sy i l / Petrified Forest Traits -1 1 A Guide to THE PETRIFIED FORESTS OF AMERICA A HANDBOOK...HANDBOOK FOR THE COLLECTOR OF PETRIFIED WOODS By JAY ELLIS RANSOM FIRST EDITION 1955 Price $2.00 Copyright...7 PART I. ORIGIN AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF PETRIFIED WOOD CHAPTER Page I. GEOLOGICAL OCCURRENCES...WORM BORED, PETRIFIED WOODS 25 Agatization Stages of Worm Bored Wood 26 PART II. PETRIFIED FORESTS OF
Book
the Canyon Region BY EDWIN D. McKEE THE GEOLOGICAL STORY OF ZION, BRYCE, PETRIFIED FOREST, PAINTED DESERT...THE GRAND CANYON REGION THE GEOLOGY OF GRAND CANYON, ZION, BRYCE, PETRIFIED FOREST & PAINTED DESERT...in the United States of America ene Re BS NATIONAL Ps ‘ PARK SERVICE PHOTO THE GRAND CANYON—1...TONTO FORMATIONS, (CAMBRIAN PERIOD); 4. REDWALL LIMESTONE (MISSISSIPPIAN PERIOD 5. SUPAI SANDSTONE AND SHALE...cncin se nees12 Sea Life From the North—Redwall Limestone ........................ V2 BErieeR INE EG COUT
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from the Upper Jurassic Solnhofen Lithographic Limestone (Bavaria, Germany) and the Upper Kimmeridgian...discovered along a road cut through the thin-bedded limestone of the Lower Triassic Qinglong Formation, Nanling...the Upper Triassic (Chinle) of the petrified forest national monument, Arizona. American Journal of Science
Journal (issue)
on the desert 29 WEATHER Briefs from the desert region 29 MINING Prize contest for September 31 LANDMARK...mahogany—all the hardy members of the Southwest's dwarf forest, as well as many small shrubs and bushes, march...Magazine, El Centro, Calif. Group of rangers at Petrified Forest. Top row: Reg W. Brown, whose experiences...phiiiosophers. And the rangers in Uncle Sam's national park service meet just about all of them. Their...interview, one of the rangers at the Petrified Forest national monument reveals some of the interesting episodes
Book (edition)
of the Southwest and the fossil plants of Petrified Forest Nation al Park. Curren tly Sid is a professor...front cover: Blue Mesa by Jeff Gnass; Page 1: Petrified Forest Inn by Fred Hirschmann; Pages 213: Old Faithful...T H E SCENERY. LC 85-81283. ISBN © 1985 PETRIFIED FOREST MUSEUM ASSOCI ATI ON 0-88714-006-8. . ... . ', ,(,' \ '' . / ',. , Rtrified Forest National Park contains a wealth of scenic, scientific...historical values in addition to the petrified wood that the original monument was designated to protect. These
Report (volume)
Geology and U rani urnVanadium Deposits of the Monument Valley Area Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona...MINERALOGY AND PARAGENESIS OF THE ORE DEPOSIT AT THE MONUMENT NO. 2 AND CATO SELLS MINES By DONALD H. JOHNSON...Butte member_________________________________ Petrified Forest member________________________________ Owl...Mines--------------~----------------------------------------- Monument No. 2 mine_____________________________________...Geology______________________________________________ Monument No.2 channeL______________________________ Uranium
Book (volume)
407 ft. Cheaha Mt. This crystalline or mineral region is composed primarily of metamorphosed Paleozoic...counties. In this contorted, structurally complicated region of slates, phyllites, marbles, quartzites, and...above sea level. From this predominantly farming region the widespreading Tuscaloosa formation disgorges...along the Cahaba R.gemmy minerals, petrified wood;  area limestone quarriesCalcite, Celestite, marble;...iron minesHematite, Magnetite, Pyrite, etc.;  limestone and dolomite quarriesBarite and Calcite. ANGEL
Book
work; the National Park Service—especially Cecil D. Lewis, Jr., superintendent of Dinosaur National Monument...Sequence 67 22 31 57 Gorgosaurus 68 23 Petrified Forest Sequence of Triassic Bearing 58 Gorgosaurus...Camarasaurus Antrodemus 36 36 Dinosaur National Monument 30 31 66 Cretaceous 72 63 Tyrannosaurus...37 64 Tyrannosaurus Skull 74 Dinosaur National Monument 38 65 Tyrannosaurus Skeleton 74 Sketch...where abundant plants have been preserved. The Petrified Forest of eastern Arizona has within its Chinle shale
Book
Prax, From JEMEZ Canyon (Forest Service, U.S.D.A., by John Whiteside) (Forest Service, U.S.D.A., by Robert...Mexico, Robert A. Bieberman 75 Our National Heritage 7) New 93 Forest lands above the desert, Ruth Bush...Bush Jones 104 Mexico's big share of the National H.V. Reeves, Jr. Park System, The State Also Preserves...written for the 1963 National Science Fair-International held in Albuquerque. The National Science Fair booklet... the U.S. Park Service, and the Forest Service, Southwestern Region, U.S. Depart- ment of Agriculture
Journal (issue)
pulses when I chanced to glance at a piece of petrified wood. Not even the sight of bloodstone or black...candy, gorgeous weathered white marble and to the region where California's own diamonds are found. We long...get 15—and none but a super-student of the arid region and its geography and history and lore will exceed...reservation. True.False 5—Visitors at the Petrified Forest national monument are permitted to pick up and take...True..False 8—The Great White Throne is in Zion national park. True - False 9—The Mojave river of California
Book (volume)
407 ft. Cheaha Mt. This crystalline or mineral region is composed primarily of metamorphosed Paleozoic...counties. In this contorted, structurally complicated region of slates, phyllites, marbles, quartzites, and...above sea level. From this predominantly farming region the widespreading Tuscaloosa formation disgorges...along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy minerals, petrified wood; d area limestone quarries⎯Calcite, Celestite, marble;...iron mines⎯Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite, etc.; f limestone and dolomite quarries⎯Barite and Calcite. ANGEL
Book (volume)
407 ft. Cheaha Mt. This crystalline or mineral region is composed primarily of metamorphosed Paleozoic...counties. In this contorted, structurally complicated region of slates, phyllites, marbles, quartzites, and...above sea level. From this predominantly farming region the widespreading Tuscaloosa formation disgorges...along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy minerals, petrified wood; d area limestone quarries⎯Calcite, Celestite, marble;...iron mines⎯Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite, etc.; f limestone and dolomite quarries⎯Barite and Calcite. ANGEL
Book (edition)
IT'S FUN TO HUNT FOR GEMS and refreshing, a petrified pool never to be disturbed by wind or tide. Few...Michigan Upper Peninsula; underneath the whole region is the Duluth gabbro. Some igneous rocks do not...substance may be replaced slowly by silica to form petrified wood. Lava is also the environment in which obsidian...precipitation from seawater lays down beds of limestone and dolomite. These are the most valuable rocks...the most costly gems are occasionally found in limestone, notably emerald and sapphire, and other beryls
Report (issue)
.............. Fault in Bowery-Pa rowan Canyon region...................................... Frost work...geologists, it is intended to meet the requests of the National Parks Service for interpretative descriptions...Richardson in 1907; map of the Dixie National Forest made by the Forest Service in 1929 and 1932; a map of...of the Cedar Breaks National Monument made for the United States Geological Survey by Richard T. Evans...by the Forest Service (Dixie National Forest) and by the Parks Service (Cedar Breaks National Monument)
Journal (issue)
company which owns most of the property in the region, tore up all the railroad tracks (both narrow gauge...under the impression that the crater is a national monument. Even those who come to us after having visited...monthly contest MINING Uranium Strike — In Petrified Wood Aug. 11-14—Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial...without official recognition until 1867 when the National Mail and Transportation company succeeded the...war-suspended Butterfield line. Nowhere on the National route was there another stretch so hazardous as
Journal (issue)
San Bernardino range. December 3—Palm Springs National Dog Show, Polo Grounds, Palm Springs, California...'Even had their own stores and observed their own national holidays. On Chinese New Year they always celebrated...bits of chalcedony, jasper, agate, chert and petrified wood may be found in the gravels. Never having...pictures or a story? HARRIET NARISS The Four Corners region has many things of interest, and we have printed...reached by a bad road, hasn't much except the monument. — R.H. Search for Fossils . . . Whittier, California
Report (issue)
Upper Triassic Strata in the Colorado Plateau Region By J. H. STEWART, F. G. POOLE, and R. F. WILSON...Lentil.................................... Petrified Forest Member and ocher siltstone 1nen1ber.................................................. Petrified Forest Member................................. Ocher...Formation in southern part of San Juan Mountains region................ Middle member....................Formation in northern part of San Juan Mountains region................ Red siltstone member .........
Book (edition)
occur the many types of agate, opal and petrified this region is noted. The agate is wood for...as occur in the — hollow, found geodes Iowa region, and from them weather the types of agates found...carried there by great gla- down from Canada. region it is the largest diamond field in the undoubtedly... advanced and retreated; the southern limit of region As the dumps along. is glaciers that this glaciated...50 diamonds have been found in the Great Lakes region, and only the difficulty of recognizing one in
Book (edition)
sk Sculpture sP Butte t/^Monument Bass lii*

! ^ * THOMAS! BATA...Arizona-Utah State Line runs directly between them. Monument Valley at Dusk. Photos by George T. Henry THE...plans for creation, then followed them explicitly. Monument Valley is young as geologic time goes. But not...in ice. Then, less than 25,000,000 years ago, Monument Valley was about to be spawned. With only a brief...of years, if you can, and then you’ll see why Monument Valley must be called eternal. The scientists

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fifty states. Whether one hopes to unearth a petrified clam, find an imprint of an extinct fish skeleton...and invertebrate animals, and plants—including petrified wood. Jay Ellis Ransom, geologist and author of...across an obvious fossil. His “find” may be a petrified clam, an oyster shell, an imprint of part of a...were found. As an article of commerce, however, petrified animal remains had no observable useful place...the regional flora and fauna, both living and petrified. In fact, some of the very same fossils gathered
Journal (issue)
this month, is regional publicity manager of the national park service, with headquarters in Santa Fe, New...independent news bureau in the national capital where for ten years he wrote national politics and regional news...administration. He has been associated with the national park service, in a similar capacity, since January...Me—by the Editor . . . 36 Briefs from the desert region 37 The Desert Magazine is published monthly by...native of Turkey 5—Most of the petrified trees in the Petrified Forest of Arizona most closely resemble
 
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