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Geologic Unit: Moore Hollow

Usage:

Moore Hollow Group (TX)


Subunits:

(alphabetical) --all in TX: Riley Formation, Wilberns Formation.


Geologic age:

Cambrian, Middle
Cambrian, Late


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

East Canyon, south of Moore Hollow, Llano Co., TX. Named from Moore Hollow, southeast Riley Mountains, Llano Co., TX (Barnes and Bell, 1977).


AAPG geologic province:

Permian basin
Bend arch
Kerr basin
Strawn basin
Llano uplift


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

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