Usage:
Jenny Creek Tuff (ID,NV*)
Jenny Creek Formation in Idavada Volcanics (ID,NV)
Geologic age:
Tertiary*
Miocene, late*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
On Jack Creek, just below mouth of Jenny Creek, in secs. 3 and 4, T. 46 N., R. 58 E., north-central Elko Co., northeastern NV. Named from Jenny Creek (Coats, 1964).
AAPG geologic province:
Great Basin province*
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Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.
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