Paxton, Keith Co., Nebraska, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 41° 7' 27'' North , 101° 21' 21'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 41.12417,-101.35583 |
Köppen climate type: | Dfa : Hot-summer humid continental climate |
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Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Regional Geology
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Miocene 5.333 - 23.03 Ma ID: 2904315 | Ogallala Group or Formation Age: Miocene (5.333 - 23.03 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Ogallala Formation Description: Silt, sand, sandstone, gravel and conglomerate. Predominantly interfingered fine- to coarse grained, poorly sorted, arkosic, fluvial deposits of light-gray, light-olive-gray, and grayish-green calcareous silt and sand, and locally poorly consolidated conglomerate, sandstone, and siltstone. Comments: Lenses and tabular zones of carbonate-cemented silt and sand are common. In a few southeast localities, fine to coarse sand and fine gravel are cemented by yellowish-green opal or chaledony. Deposits contain some local beds of volcanic ash. Lithology varies laterally and vertically within a short distance. Includes in decending order: Ash Hollow and Valentine FMs. Approx. max thickness 650 ft. May contain some deposits of pre-Miocene age. Lithology: Major:{siltstone mudstone,conglomerate sandstone}, Incidental:{volcanic} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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