Usage:
Garfield Heights Till (OH*)
(Not formally defined, but unit is well described in several references and correlated with well-known, formal tills. Considered formal by the USGS.)
Geologic age:
Quaternary*
Pleistocene*
Illinoian*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Exposures in gravel pit along the valley of Mill Creek in Garfield Heights, OH.
AAPG geologic province:
Appalachian basin*
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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