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Geologic Unit: Crystal Pass

Usage:

Crystal Pass Member of Sultan Limestone (CA,NV*,UT*)
Crystal Pass Limestone (NV)


Geologic age:

Devonian, Late*
Mississippian, Early*


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

Not designated. Named from Crystal Pass, in sec. 2, T. 25 S., R. 58 E. [Goodsprings 7.5-min quadrangle], Clark Co., NV (Hewett, 1931).


AAPG geologic province:

Great Basin province*
Plateau sedimentary 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 ([ ]).