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Geologic Unit: Jack Valley

Usage:

Jack Valley Member of Laketown Dolomite (NV,UT)
Jack Valley Member of Laketown Dolostone (UT)


Geologic age:

early Silurian (Wenlock)


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

Notable exposures on west side of Jack Valley, in sec. 25, T. 21 S., R. 15 W., [Pyramid Knoll 7.5-min quadrangle], Confusion Range, Millard Co., western UT (Rush, 1956).


AAPG geologic province:

Wasatch uplift
Great Basin province


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

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