Usage:
Ely Limestone (NV*,UT*)
Ely Group (NV)
Subunits:
GROUP STATUS (alphabetical) --all in NV: Hogan Formation, Moleen Formation, Tomera Formation.
FORMATION STATUS (alphabetical) --all in NV: Moleen Member, Tomera Member.
Geologic age:
Mississippian, Late*
Pennsylvanian*
Permian, Early*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Not stated. Origin of name not stated by author (Lawson, 1906).
Type area: Ely district, White Pine Co., NV. Named from Ely district (Spencer, 1917).
Reference section: along U.S. Highway 50, between Illipah Creek and Moorman Ranch, in secs. 7 and 8, T. 17 N., R. 59 E., White Pine Co., NV. This is 30 mi west of type area (Steele, 1960).
AAPG geologic province:
Great Basin province*
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.
"No current usage" (†) implies that a name has been abandoned or has fallen into disuse. Former usage and, if known, replacement name given in parentheses ( ).
Slash (/) indicates name conflicts with nomenclatural guidelines (CSN, 1933; ACSN, 1961, 1970; NACSN, 1983, 2005, 2021). May be explained within brackets ([ ]).