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Geologic Unit: Page

Usage:

Page Sandstone of San Rafael Group (AZ*,UT*,WY*)


Subunits:

(alphabetical): Harris Wash Tongue (UT*), Thousand Pockets Tongue (AZ*,UT*).


Geologic age:

Jurassic, Middle*
Bajocian, late*
Bathonian, early*
Bathonian, middle*


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

Type section: northwest side of Manson Mesa in SW/4 NW/4 sec. 19, T. 14 N., R. 9 E., Coconino Co., AZ (Peterson and Pipiringos, 1979).


AAPG geologic province:

Paradox basin*
Uinta basin*
Green River basin*
Uinta uplift*
Plateau sedimentary province*


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 ([ ]).