Usage:
Dells Granite (AZ*)
Geologic age:
Mesoproterozoic*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Not stated. Named for Granite Dells about 5 miles northeast of Prescott, Prescott quadrangle, Yavapai Co., north-central AZ. Forms somewhat triangular mass about 5 sq mi in area. Forms bold outcrops (Krieger, 1965).
AAPG geologic province:
Southwestern Basin-and-Range region*
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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