Camels Butte Member of Golden Valley Formation (ND)
early Tertiary (Eocene)
Type section: on Camels Butte, 14.5 km north of Dickenson, in SE/4 SE/4 sec. 27, T. 141 N., R. 96 W., southern Dunn Co., ND (Hickey, 1977).
Reference section (for Golden Valley Formation): south of town of Golden Valley, in W/2 NE/4 sec. 2, T. 143 N., R. 90 W., Mercer Co., ND (Hickey, 1977).
Williston basin
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