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Geologic Unit: Prairie Hollow

Usage:

Prairie Hollow Member of Wildhorse Mountain Formation of Jackfork Group (OK)
Prairie Hollow Shale of Jackfork Group (OK)
Prairie Hollow Member of Prairie Mountain Formation of Jackfork Group (OK)


Geologic age:

Pennsylvanian, Early
Morrowan


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

Not specifically designated. Well exposed in Prairie Hollow, in T. 1 and 2 S., R. 12 E., Atoka Co., OK. Named from Prairie Hollow (Harlton, 1938).


AAPG geologic province:

Ouachita folded belt


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

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