Usage:
Wolf Mountain Creek Formation in Emperor Volcanic Complex in Menominee Group of Marquette Range Supergroup (MI*-local)
Notable exposures in Gogebic iron range, Northern Peninsula.
Geologic age:
Paleoproterozoic*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Outcrops that flank Wolf Mountain Creek to north and south, in secs. 14, 23, 24, and 25, T. 47 N., R. 44 W., Gogebic Co., Northern Peninsula, northwestern MI (Trent, 1976).
AAPG geologic province:
Lake Superior region*
Wisconsin arch*
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