Usage:
/Hole-in-the-Wall Diatomite (ID)
[Preoccupied. Name previously applied to Hole-In-The-Wall Member of Isom Formation by Mackin (1960) in UT and NV.]
Geologic age:
Tertiary
Miocene, late
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
[Type locality:] Stroud Claim near Hagerman, 400 ft north and 1200 ft west of southeast corner of sec. 34, T. 3 S., R. 13 E., Davis Mountain 15-min quadrangle, Gooding Co., southwestern ID. Origin of name not stated by authors, but probably named from Hole-in-the-Wall Cabin, Gooding Co., southwestern ID (Evernden and others, 1964).
AAPG geologic province:
Snake River basin
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