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Geologic Unit: Brush Creek

Usage:

Brush Creek Limestone Member of Gothic Formation (CO)


Geologic age:

Middle Pennsylvanian (Desmoinesian)


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

Exposures along west bank of Middle Brush Creek, about 0.25 mi to 0.5 mi north of junction of Middle and East Brush Creek, in sec. 14, T. 13 S., R. 85 W., Gunnison Co., CO (Bartleson, 1972).


AAPG geologic province:

Piceance basin


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

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