Usage:
Woodruff Formation (NV)*
Geologic age:
Devonian*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type area: along upper part of Woodruff Creek, south-southeast of Carlin, in secs. 24 and 25, T. 32 N., R. 52 E., and in sec. 30, T. 32 N., R. 53 E., Elko Co., northeastern NV (Smith and Ketner, 1968).
AAPG geologic province:
Great Basin province*
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.
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