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Geologic Unit: Roosevelt

Usage:

No current usage.
(Rocks of †Roosevelt Member [Formation] of Apache Group (AZ-local) reallocated to Mescal Limestone of Apache Group. See Mescal.)


Geologic age:

Precambrian


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

Present locally at and near Roosevelt Dam, Gila Co., south-central AZ (US geologic names lexicon, USGS Bull. 1200).


AAPG geologic province:

Southwestern Basin-and-Range region


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

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