Usage:
Scenic Point Member of Appekunny Formation of Ravalli Group of Belt Supergroup (MT-recognized locally in Glacier National Park and adjacent areas, Glacier Co.)
(†Scenic Point Member abandoned by the Canada Geol. Survey. Shown to be equivalent to Grinnell Formation of Willis (1902). See Grinnell.)
Geologic age:
Mesoproterozoic
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name: (See Canadian Lexicon)
At Scenic Point overlooking Two Medicine Valley [Lat. 48 deg. 29 min. N., Long. 113 deg. 20 min. W.] in southeastern part of Glacier National Park, MT (Fenton and Fenton, 1937; Lat/Long locality information from CSPG Western Canada Lexicon).
AAPG geologic province:
Northern Rocky Mountain region
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