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Geologic Unit: Laurel Canyon

Usage:

Laurel Canyon Granodiorite (AZ*)


Geologic age:

early Precambrian*


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

Not designated. Named from good exposures along Laurel Canyon in the northwest part of T. 6 S., R. 20 E., Graham Co., AZ (Simons, 1964).


AAPG geologic province:

Southwestern Basin-and-Range region*


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

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

"No current usage" (†) implies that a name has been abandoned or has fallen into disuse. Former usage and, if known, replacement name given in parentheses ( ).

Slash (/) indicates name conflicts with nomenclatural guidelines (CSN, 1933; ACSN, 1961, 1970; NACSN, 1983, 2005, 2021). May be explained within brackets ([ ]).