Usage:
East Fork Formation (ID*)
Geologic age:
Middle Ordovician*
Ordovician, Late(?)*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Forms a belt on west side of area of unmetamorphosed rocks as far south as divide between Hyndman Creek and East Fork of Big Wood River, Blaine Co., central ID. Best exposed on east side of headwaters area of Hyndman Creek, Hailey quadrangle (Westgate and Ross, 1930).
AAPG geologic province:
Snake River basin*
Idaho Mountains province*
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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