Geologic map of the Kavik River area, northeastern Brooks Range, Alaska
Dates
Publication Date
2011
Time Period
2011
File Modification Date
2014-05-22 11:36:00
Citation
Wartes, M.A., Wallace, W.K., Loveland, A.M., Gillis, R.J., Decker, P.L., Reifenstuhl, R.R., Delaney, P.R., LePain, D.L., and Carson, E.C., 2011, Geologic map of the Kavik River area, northeastern Brooks Range, Alaska: State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, http://dx.doi.org/10.14509/22602.
Summary
The 1:63,360 Kavik River geologic map area consists of ~620 square miles and ties together previous DGGS mapping in the Sadlerochit and Shublik Mountains area of the western Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) on the east and the structurally complex foothills and mountain front near the Kemik gas accumulation on the west. The map area exposes a unique intersection of North Slope stratigraphy where all three major depositional megasequences are mappable in close association (Ellesmerian, Beaufortian, and Brookian).
Summary
The 1:63,360 Kavik River geologic map area consists of ~620 square miles and ties together previous DGGS mapping in the Sadlerochit and Shublik Mountains area of the western Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) on the east and the structurally complex foothills and mountain front near the Kemik gas accumulation on the west. The map area exposes a unique intersection of North Slope stratigraphy where all three major depositional megasequences are mappable in close association (Ellesmerian, Beaufortian, and Brookian).
In recent years, interest in hydrocarbon exploration in the Brooks Range foothills has increased considerably, resulting in an opportunity to compile previous studies as well as to carry out additional field studies. Various topical studies and geological mapping in the Kavik River area by DGGS and collaborating agencies is an ongoing effort to address specific structural and stratigraphic problems along the northern foothills of the northeastern Brooks Range.
