Usage:
Bois d'Arc Limestone of Hunton Group (OK*)
Bois d'Arc Formation of Hunton Group (OK)
Bois d'Arc Member of Hunton Formation (OK)
Subunits:
(alphabetical) --all in OK: Cravatt Member, Fittstown Member.
Geologic age:
Early Devonian*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Named from exposures along Bois d'Arc Creek, in sec. 4, T. 2 N., R. 6 E., Pontotoc Co., OK (Reeds, 1911, 1926).
Type locality of Reeds (1926) [corrected]: on north bank of Bois d'Arc Creek, in sec. 11, T. 2 N., R. 6 E. Bois d'Arc Creek is not present in sec. 4 (Amsden, 1957).
Type section: in sec. 4, T. 2 N., R. 6 E., starting at top of Cedar Hill and extending north along banks of Chimneyhill Creek (Amsden, 1957).
AAPG geologic province:
Arkoma basin*
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.
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