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Geologic Unit: Indian Canyon

Usage:

Indian Canyon Formation of Park City Group (NV,UT)


Geologic age:

Permian, Early
Wordian


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

Type section: Indian Canyon, Pequop Mountains, in sec. 21, T. 31 N., R. 65 E., Elko Co., NV (Hodgkinson, 1961).


AAPG geologic province:

Great Basin province


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

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