Usage:
/Mogollon Rim formation (informal) (AZ)
[Term "Formation" is applied to formal nomenclature (CSN, 1933; ACSN, 1961, 1970; NACSN, 1983, 2005, 2021).]
Geologic age:
Tertiary
Eocene
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type section: Trout Creek, northeast of town of Whiteriver, Apache Co., AZ (Potochnik, 1989).
Reference sections: at Round Top and Deep Creek which lie between Whiteriver and the type section (Potochnik, 1989).
AAPG geologic province:
Black Mesa basin
Plateau sedimentary province
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 ([ ]).