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Geologic Unit: Deming

Usage:

Deming Sand (WA*)


Geologic age:

Pleistocene*


Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:

Along Nooksack River 1.25 mi southeast of Cedarville, in [NE/4] sec. 34, T. 39 N., R. 4 E., [western Whatcom Co., northwestern WA]. Deming is in Whatcom Co. (Easterbrook, 1963, 1976).


AAPG geologic province:

Puget Sound province*


For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.

Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.

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