Usage:
Chenoweth Formation of Dalles Group (OR)
Geologic age:
late Tertiary (late Miocene to early? Pliocene)
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Named from Chenoweth Creek, Wasco Co., OR (Farooqui and others, 1981).
Reference sections: Badger Creek and Chenoweth Rim section, in NE/4 sec. 30, T. 2 N., R. 13 E.; Government Flat section, in NE/4 sec. 10, T. 1 N., R. 12 E., Wasco Co., OR (Farooqui and others, 1981).
AAPG geologic province:
Eastern Columbia basin
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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