Stambaugh Formation of Paint River Group of Marquette Range Supergroup (recognized locally in MI*,WI)
Notable exposures in Iron River-Crystal Falls district, Northern Peninsula.
Paleoproterozoic*
Named from town of Stambaugh, Iron Co., Northern Peninsula, northwestern MI (James, 1958).
Lake Superior region*
Wisconsin arch*
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