Usage:
Silver Lake Formation (CA*)
Geologic age:
Triassic, Early*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type section: northwest corner of informally named "Spectre Spur" located in southwestern part of Baker 15-min quadrangle [in T. 14 N., R. 7 E., West of Baker 7.5-min quadrangle (provisional, 1983)], San Bernardino Co., CA. Origin of name not stated by authors, but probably named from Silver Lake (playa) located north of town of Baker (Walker and Wardlaw, 1989).
AAPG geologic province:
Mojave basin*
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.
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