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Geologic Unit: Cave Mountain

Usage:

Cave Mountain Formation (WA*)


Geologic age:

Triassic*


Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:

Exposures in dissected south and southeast slopes of Cave Mountain, in secs. 17 through 20, T. 35 N., R. 26 E., Conconully quadrangle, Okanogan Co., WA (Rinehart and Fox, 1976).


AAPG geologic province:

Northern Cascade Range-Okanagan 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 ([ ]).