Usage:
Clifside Limestone (NV*)
Geologic age:
Middle Cambrian*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type section: crest and east slope of Toano Range, about 2 km north of Clifside railroad siding, in secs. 3 and 4, T. 35 N., R. 68 E., Silver Zone Pass 7.5-min quadrangle, Elko Co., NV (McCollum and Miller, 1991).
AAPG geologic province:
Great Basin province*
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