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Geologic Unit: Libby

Usage:

Libby Formation of Missoula Group of Belt Supergroup (ID*,MT*,WA*)
Libby Formation of Belt Supergroup (MT*)
Libby Argillite (MT)


Geologic age:

Mesoproterozoic*


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

Typical section southeast of Flagstaff Mountain, south side Kootenai River, Lincoln Co., MT. Named from town of Libby, Lincoln Co., MT. (Gibson, 1948).


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.

"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 ([ ]).