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Usage:
North Creek Formation (NV-recognized locally in Duck Creek Valley)
Geologic age:
Tertiary to Quaternary
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Recognized only in Duck Creek Valley, [notably in T. 19 N., R. 65 E.], Schell Creek Range area, Ely quadrangle, White Pine Co., [Humboldt National Forest], eastern NV (Young, 1960).
[Possibly named from North Creek, which flows through Duck Valley.]
AAPG geologic province:
Great Basin province
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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