Usage:
Citronelle Formation (AL*,FL*,LA*,MS*,TX*)
/Citronelle Group (LA)
[A "group" consists of 2 or more formations (CSN, 1933; ACSN, 1961, 1970; NACSN, 1983, 2005, 2021).]
Geologic age:
Tertiary*
Pliocene*
Quaternary
Pleistocene
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type locality: exposures around Citronelle, especially along Mobile and Ohio RR for a distance of 3 or 4 mi, Mobile Co., southwestern AL (Matson and Berry, 1916).
AAPG geologic province:
Mid-Gulf Coast basin*
Gulf Coast basin*
South Georgia sedimentary 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 ([ ]).