Usage:
Joss sand (informal, unranked) in Minnelusa Formation (WY)
Informal and unranked. The lithologic term should not be capitalized.
Geologic age:
Pennsylvanian
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Not designated. Present in subsurface. Named from Minnelusa Oil Corp. Joss No. 2 well, in SE/4 NE/4 SW/4 sec. 6, T. 35 N., R. 65 W., Lance Creek oil field, Niobrara Co., WY (Dobbin, 1940).
AAPG geologic province:
Powder River basin
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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