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- Usage in publication:
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- Peanut Peak member
- Modifications:
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- First used
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Williston basin
Summary:
zzzzzPg. 197. [First published use] as upper member of Chadron formation. [Term White River group not used.] Author previously described unit as "Upper Member" of Chadron (Clark, 1937). Overlies Crazy Johnson member (new) of the Chadron. Fossiliferous. Red-orange color. No other descriptive information included. Age is early Oligocene. [GNU reocrds (USGS DDS-6; Denver GNULEX) state the definition given here is considered inadequate.]
Type locality: at standard section of Chadron formation in Big Badlands on south fork of Indian Creek, Pennington Co., SD (Williston basin), from sec. 34, T. 3 S., R. 12 E., to sec. 10, T. 4 S., R. 12 E. Named from prominent butte in southern part of sec. 10, T. 4 S., R. 12 E., locally known as Peanut Peak. [Same butte also called Crazy Johnson, the name given to the underlying Crazy Johnson member of Chadron.]
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 2956); supplemental information (in brackets) from GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Denver GNULEX).
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