Hanson Creek Formation

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Hanson Creek Formation
Stratigraphic range: Dapingian-Katian (Ibexian-Richmondian)
488–444  Ma
Type Geologic formation
Underlies Roberts Mountains Formation
Overlies Eureka Quartzite
Thickness350 feet (110 m)
Lithology
Primary Limestone
Other Dolomite, sandstone
Location
Coordinates 39°00′N116°00′W / 39.0°N 116.0°W / 39.0; -116.0
Approximate paleocoordinates 7°06′S74°30′W / 7.1°S 74.5°W / -7.1; -74.5
Region Nevada
Country United States
Type section
Named forHanson Creek
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Hanson Creek Formation (the United States)
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Hanson Creek Formation (Nevada)

The Hanson Creek Formation is a geologic formation in Nevada. It preserves fossils dating back to the Dapingian-Katian (Ibexian-Richmondian in the regional stratigraphy) stages of the Ordovician period. [1]

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