Usage:
Seminoe Formation (WY*)
Geologic age:
Late Archean*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Not designated. Origin of name not stated by author, but probably named from Seminoe Mountains, Carbon Co., WY (Lovering, 1930).
A typical section is on east bank of Deweese Creek, 0.25 mi south of Pyler's Ranch, in SW/4 sec. 19, T. 26 N., R. 85 W., South Park, Carbon Co., southern WY.
AAPG geologic province:
Northern Rocky Mountain region
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.
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