/Alder Creek Beds (CA)
[Preoccupied. Name previously applied to Alder Creek Basalt by Williams (1949) in CA.]
Late Cretaceous
Notable exposures in Alder Creek area. Alder Creek enters Pacific Ocean about 4 mi north of Point Arena, Mendocino Co., CA (Berkland, 1964).
Northern Coast Range province
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