Usage:
Golden Horn Limestone Lentil of Hasen Creek Formation of Skolai Group (AK*)
Geologic age:
Permian, Early*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type area: north side of Skolai Creek extending west from peak of Golden Horn to Tinplate Hill, in sec. 23, T. 2 S., R. 17 E., McCarthy C-4 quadrangle (scale 1:63,360), Wrangell Mountains, southern AK (Smith and MacKevett, 1970).
AAPG geologic province:
Alaska Southern region*
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