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Geologic Unit: Funks

Usage:

Funks Formation (CA)


Geologic age:

Late Cretaceous


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

Typical exposures in vicinity of Stone Corral Creek, in W/2 sec. 27, T. 17 N., R. 4 W., and along Funks Creek, in W/2 sec. 10, T. 17 N., R. 4 W., Colusa Co., northern CA (Kirby, 1943).


AAPG geologic province:

Sacramento basin


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

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