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Geologic Unit: Sandy Creek

Usage:

/Sandy Creek Gabbro [Member] of Roosevelt Gabbros of Raggedy Mountain Gabbro Group (OK)

[Conflicts with several articles in nomenclature guidelines (CSN, 1933; ACSN, 1961, 1970; NACSN, 1983, 2005, 2021). Not used by the USGS.]


Geologic age:

Cambrian


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

Sec. 5, T. 3 N., R. 13 W., Comanche Co., OK


AAPG geologic province:

South Oklahoma folded belt


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 ( ).

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