Usage:
Newett Limestone (unranked) in Belden Formation (CO)
Geologic age:
Pennsylvanian
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Named from abandoned town of Newett, in sec. 3, T. 14 S., R. 77 W., [Castle Rock Gulch 7.5-min quadrangle, Chaffee Co., CO], near which it is exposed (Gould, 1935).
AAPG geologic province:
Eagle basin
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