Usage:
Watson Creek Sandstone Member of Stumps Creek Formation (AL)
Geologic age:
Early(?) Cambrian
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Exposures along Watson Creek, in secs. 17 and 18, T. 24 N., R. 14 E., Shelby Co., AL (Guthrie, 1994).
AAPG geologic province:
Piedmont-Blue Ridge province
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