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Specimen #: R.08.01.08
Collection: Rock & Mineral > Bentonite
Status: stored
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Description
Bentonite sample from first (lowermost/oldest) bentonite seam within the Pembina Member of the Pierre Shale Formation.
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Details
| Common Name: | Bentonite |
| Phylum: | N/A |
| Class: | N/A |
| Order: | N/A |
| Family: | N/A |
| Genus: | N/A |
| Species: | N/A |
| Geo Period: | Cretaceous |
| Epoch: | Campanian |
| Formation: | Pierre Shale |
| Member: | Pembina |
| Current Location: | Manitoba Escarpment |
| Credit: | Joseph Hatcher, David Lumgair, Keiichi Aotsuka, Brian Andrews, Enbridge Pipelines |
Current Condition
Unknown