Usage:
Hells Bells Canyon Formation (NV)
Geologic age:
Tertiary
Oligocene(?)
Miocene
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type section: about 5 mi northwest of Alamo, in north-central part of T. 7 S., R. 60 E., Lincoln Co., NV (Dolgoff, 1963).
AAPG geologic province:
Great Basin province
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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