Usage:
Neenach Volcanics (CA*)
Geologic age:
Tertiary
Miocene, early*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type section: in large canyon, 1 mi east of La Liebre Ranch, in S/2 sec. 14 (projected) and sec. 23, T. 8 N., R. 17 W., [La Liebre Ranch 7.5-min quadrangle, Los Angeles Co., CA]. Named from former school in Neenach 15-min quadrangle (Dibblee, 1967).
AAPG geologic province:
Mojave basin*
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Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.
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