Usage:
Gomez Tuff (TX-local)
Recognized in southwestern TX, notably Davis Mountains area.
Geologic age:
Tertiary
Eocene to Oligocene
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Gomez Peak, northern Davis Mountains, Jeff Davis Co., TX (Parker, 1986).
AAPG geologic province:
Permian basin
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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