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Geologic Unit: Hot Springs

Usage:

Hot Springs Conglomerate Member of Gothic Formation (CO)


Geologic age:

Middle Pennsylvanian (Desmoinesian)


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

About 2 mi north of Redstone, on east slopes of valley adjacent to gully with an intermittent waterfall, in sec. 4, T. 10 S., R. 88 W., Pitkin Co., CO. Origin of name not stated by author (Bartleson, 1972).


AAPG geologic province:

Eagle basin


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

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