Usage:
Carey Dolomite (ID*)
Carey Dolostone (ID*)
Geologic age:
Early to Middle Devonian*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type section: "Measured section 1", in sec. 10, T. 1 N., R. 22 E., Blaine Co., ID. Named from town of Carey (Skipp and Sandberg, 1975).
AAPG geologic province:
Snake River basin*
Idaho Mountains 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 ([ ]).