Duppa Member of Galeros Formation of Chuar Group of Grand Canyon Supergroup (AZ*)
Neoproterozoic*
Type section: Duppa section D, below Duppa Butte in Kwagunt Canyon [labeled Kwagunt Valley on some topographic maps; approx. Lat. 36 deg. 14 min. 15 sec. N., Long. 111 deg. 53 min. 00 sec. W., northeastern corner Walhalla Plateau 7.5-min quadrangle], eastern Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Coconino Co., northern AZ (Ford and Breed, 1973).
Named from Duppa Butte, [approx. Lat. 36 deg. 14 min. 28 sec. N., Long. 111 deg. 53 min. 58 sec. W., northeastern corner Walhalla Plateau 7.5-min quadrangle], eastern Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Coconino Co., northern AZ (Ford and Breed, 1973).
Plateau sedimentary province*
Southern Rocky Mountain region*
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