Usage:
Glenns Ferry Formation of Idaho Group (ID*,OR)
Geologic age:
Tertiary*
Pliocene*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type area: from junction of Hog and Clover Creeks, extending 25 mi west along Snake River to Indian Cove, Elmore Co., ID. Named from town of Glenns Ferry in southeast Elmore Co., ID (Malde and Powers, 1962).
AAPG geologic province:
Snake River basin*
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