Usage:
Briceburg Formation of [†]Mariposa Group (CA)
[†Mariposa Group of Taliaferro (1933) considered an invalid name. Conflicts with several articles in nomenclature guidelines (CSN, 1933; ACSN, 1961, 1970; NACSN, 1983, 2005, 2021).]
Geologic age:
Jurassic, Late(?)
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
[Type locality and origin of name not stated by author (Bowen, 1963). Briceburg is in Mariposa Co., CA.]
AAPG geologic province:
Sierra Nevada province
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.
"No current usage" (†) implies that a name has been abandoned or has fallen into disuse. Former usage and, if known, replacement name given in parentheses ( ).
Slash (/) indicates name conflicts with nomenclatural guidelines (CSN, 1933; ACSN, 1961, 1970; NACSN, 1983, 2005, 2021). May be explained within brackets ([ ]).