Usage:
Murderers Creek Graywacke of Aldrich Mountains Group (OR*)
Geologic age:
Jurassic, Early*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Steep slopes along both sides of Murderers Creek in southwestern part of Mount Vernon 15-min quadrangle, Grant Co., northeastern OR. Named from occurrence along Murderers Creek (Brown and Thayer, 1966a).
AAPG geologic province:
Blue Mountains province*
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