Usage:
Vaughn Tongue of Terryville Sandstone of Cotton Valley Group (LA)
Vaughn Tongue of Schuler Formation of Cotton Valley Group (LA)
Vaughn Member of Terryville Sandstone of Cotton Valley Group (LA)
Vaughn Sand of Cotton Valley Group (LA)
Geologic age:
Jurassic, Late
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type section (subsurface): depth-interval 10,410 to 10,502 ft, Southwest Gas Producing Company Redwine No. 1 well, in NE/4 NW/4 sec. 11, T. 17 N., R. 3 W., Lincoln Parish, LA (Mann and Thomas, 1964).
AAPG geologic province:
Arkla basin
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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