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English: Oil-saturated sandstone in the Nanushuk Formation in westernmost National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A). Oil in these rocks likely was generated beneath Western North Slope and migrated northeastward into NPR-A.
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Author David W. Houseknecht, USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center
Camera location69° 37′ 39.05″ N, 161° 46′ 52.37″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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