Usage:
Morzhovoi Volcanics (AK*)
Geologic age:
Tertiary
Miocene, late(?)*
Pliocene*
Quaternary, early(?)*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Comprises composite volcanic cone herein called Morzhovoi Volcano, in area of Frosty Peak, on western end of Alaska Peninsula, between Cold Bay on east and Morzhovoi Bay on west. Base of formation along Pacific Coast south and east of Reynolds Head, Morzhovoi Bay, Alaska Peninsula, AK (Waldron, 1961).
AAPG geologic province:
Alaska Peninsula province*
Alaska Southwestern region*
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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