Usage:
Torpedo Formation of Ochelata Group (OK*)
Torpedo Sandstone of Ochelata Group (OK)
Torpedo Sandstone Member of Ochelata Formation (OK)
Torpedo Sandstone Member of Wann Formation of Ochelata Group (OK)
Geologic age:
Pennsylvanian*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
1 mi northwest of Torpedo, Osage Co., OK. Origin of name not stated, but probably named from Torpedo (Hopkins, 1922).
AAPG geologic province:
Chautauqua platform*
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.
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