Usage:
Candland Shale Member of Orr Formation (UT*)
Candland Formation (recognized locally along State line of NV*,UT*)
Geologic age:
Late Cambrian (Millardan; Steptoean)*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type section (= type section of Orr Formation): on northeastern side of Orr Ridge, along unnamed ridge between Little Horse Canyon and Big Horse Canyon, in east-central part of sec. 33 [unsurveyed], T. 18 S., R. 13 W., [approx. Lat. 38 deg. 12 min. 00 sec. N., Long. 113 deg. 18 min. 48 sec. W.], Notch Peak 15-min quadrangle, Millard Co., House Range, west-central UT (Hintze and Palmer, 1976).
Named from exposures at mouth of Candland Canyon, which drains south side of Orr Ridge, House Range, Millard Co., west-central UT (Hintze and Palmer, 1976).
AAPG geologic province:
Great Basin province*
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.
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