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Geologic Unit: Fife Lake

Usage:

Fife Lake Formation of Interlake Group (MT?,ND)


Geologic age:

Silurian


Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name: (See Canadian Lexicon)

Type section (subsurface): depth-interval 8,257 to 8,305 ft, Imperial Constance well, LSD 8-36-3-29 West of 2nd Meridian (W2M), Saskatchewan, Canada (CSPG Western Canada Lexicon).


AAPG geologic province:

Williston basin


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

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