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Geologic Unit: Gene Canyon

Usage:

Gene Canyon Formation (AZ,CA)


Subunits:

(alphabetical) --all in CA: Desilt Wash Member, Gene Wash Member, Giers Wash Member.


Geologic age:

Tertiary
Oligocene, late(?)
Miocene, early


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

Type area: Gene Canyon, east Whipple Mountains, Gene Wash quadrangle, San Bernardino Co., CA (Davis and others, 1980).


AAPG geologic province:

Basin-and-Range province


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

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