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Geologic Unit: Aldape Park

Usage:

Aldape Park Basalt of Idaho Group (ID)


Geologic age:

Tertiary
Miocene


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

Type locality not designated. Occurs in northeast margin of western Snake River Plain near Boise, Ada Co., southwestern ID. Origin of name not stated by authors, but probably named from park in Boise (Clemens and Wood, 1993).


AAPG geologic province:

Snake River basin


For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.

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