Geologic Unit: Doyle Creek

Usage:

Doyle Creek Formation of Seven Devils Group (ID*,OR*)

Subunits:

Kurry Creek Member (ID).

Geologic age:

Triassic, Late*
Norian*

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

Type section: measured along north side of the south fork of Doyle Creek from 2,800 to 3,600 ft (855 to 1,000 m) elevation in unsurveyed part of quadrangle, across river from center sec. 17, T. 21 N., R. 3 W., Cuprum 15-min quadrangle, Wallowa Co., OR. Named from exposures in Doyle Creek, Wallowa Co., OR (Vallier, 1977).
Reference sections: (1) measured along north side of McGraw Creek beginning 50 m above creek bed, from 2,200 to 2,800 ft (670 to 855 m) elevation in unsurveyed part of Snake River Canyon, Homestead 15-min quadrangle, Wallowa Co., OR (mouth of McGraw Creek is across river from N/2 sec. 1, T. 20 N., R. 4 W., in ID); and (2) measured along the second gully north of Ashby Creek between 3,100 and 3,700 ft (945 and 1,130 m) elevation, in SW/4 NE/4 sec. 2, T. 6 S., R. 48 E., Homestead 15-min quadrangle, Baker Co., OR (Vallier, 1977).

AAPG geologic province:

Idaho Mountains province*
Eastern Columbia basin*
Blue Mountains province*
Snake River basin*