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Geologic Unit: Mud Lake

Usage:

/Mud Lake Gray Shale Member of /Antrim Formation of /Antrim Group (MI)

[Conflicts with several articles in nomenclature guidelines (NACSN, 1983, 2005, 2021). Considered an invalid name. Not used by the USGS.]


Geologic age:

Devonian


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

Origin of name and type locality not stated by authors (Dellapenna and others [abs.], 1991).


AAPG geologic province:

Michigan basin


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 ([ ]).