Usage:
Fitz Creek Siltstone of Tuxedni Group (AK*)
Geologic age:
Jurassic, Middle*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
On Tonnie Creek, a tributary of Fitz Creek, starting 7,000 ft S. 55 deg. E. of Tonnie Peak and continuing upstream for 1,400 ft. Named from Fitz Creek, a principal stream on Iniskin Peninsula, Cook Inlet region, southeastern AK (Detterman, 1963).
AAPG geologic province:
Alaska Southwestern region*
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Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.
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