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Geologic Unit: Hall Canyon

Usage:

/Hall Canyon Conglomerate Member of Goldens Ranch Formation (UT)

[Preoccupied. Name previously applied to Hall Canyon Member of Oquirrh Formation by Bissell (1959) in UT.]


Geologic age:

Tertiary
Oligocene


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

Type section not designated. Best exposures are northwest and southeast of Hall Canyon on the east side of Longe Ridge, in NE/4 sec. 16, T. 13 S., R. 1 W., Nephi NW 7.5-min quadrangle, Juab Co., UT (Meibos, 1983).


AAPG geologic province:

Great Basin province


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

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