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Geologic Unit: Turkey Creek Canyon

Usage:

Turkey Creek Canyon Formation (CO)


Geologic age:

Paleoproterozoic


Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:

Not designated. Named from exposures in Turkey Creek Canyon, NE/4 sec. 15, T. 5 S., R. 70 W., Morrison quadrangle, Jefferson Co., CO (Lickus and Leroy, 1968).


AAPG geologic province:

Southern Rocky Mountain region


For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.

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