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Geologic Unit: LaHood

Usage:

LaHood Formation of Belt Supergroup (MT*)


Geologic age:

Mesoproterozoic*


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

Type section: in sec. 12, T. 1 N., R. 3 W., and sec. 7, T. 1 N., R. 2 W., Jefferson Co., MT (Alexander, 1955).
Principal reference section designated 6 mi east of type section, along ridge in W/2 sec. 13, T. 1 N., R. 2 W., Jefferson Island 15-min quadrangle, MT (McMannis, 1963).


AAPG geologic province:

Northern Rocky Mountain region*


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

Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.

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