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Geologic Unit: Ordnance Plant

Usage:

Ordnance Plant Member of Moorefield Formation of Mayes Group (OK)


Geologic age:

Mississippian, Late
Meramecian


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

Exposures along Pryor Creek, within the Oklahoma Ordnance Plant and west end of Low Water Dam, in secs. 11 and 14, T. 20 N., R. 19 E., Mayes Co., OK (Huffman, 1959).


AAPG geologic province:

Arkoma basin
Chautauqua platform


For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.

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