- Usage in publication:
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- Hills Pond peridotite*
- Modifications:
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- Original reference
- Dominant lithology:
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- Peridotite
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Cherokee basin
Summary:
Hills Pond peridotite. Name proposed for a medium-grained peridotite; olive-gray when fresh, grayish-yellow when weathered. Occurs in sill-like intrusive bodies. Age is Cretaceous(?).
Type locality: 500 ft east and 100 ft south of center of north line of sec. 32, T. 28 S., R. 15 E., south of pond on Hill Farm in southern Belmont Twp., Woodson Co., southeastern KS.
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 1765).
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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