Vinini Formation (NV*)
Ordovician*
Named from exposures along Vinini Creek, eastern slope of Roberts Creek Mountain, 25 mi northwest of Eureka, Roberts Mountains quadrangle, central NV (Merriam and Anderson, 1941 [abs.]; 1942).
Great Basin province*
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