Usage:
Hames Member of Monterey Formation (CA*)
Geologic age:
Miocene*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
From NW/4 sec. 5, T. 24 S., R. 10 E., northwest through secs. 31 and 30, T. 23 S., R. 10 E., to secs. 25 and 26, T. 23 S., R. 9 E., Hames Valley quadrangle, Monterey Co., CA. Named from exposures near Hames Valley (Durham, 1974).
Reference locality: (1) lower part in and near sec. 14, T. 20 S., R. 6 E., Reliz Canyon quadrangle; (2) upper part in SE/4 sec. 35, and SW/4 sec. 36, T. 19 S., R. 6 E., Reliz Canyon quadrangle (Durham, 1974).
AAPG geologic province:
California Coast Ranges province*
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.
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