Harkless Formation

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Harkless Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cambrian
Type Formation
Location
Region Nevada and California
Country United States
Type section
Named forHarkless Flat

The Harkless Formation is a geologic formation in Nevada and California. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.

It is named from exposures on a divide south of Harkless Flat in the southern half of the Waucoba Mountain 15-min quadrangle in the Inyo Mountains of central eastern California. [1]

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References

  1. "Geologic Unit: Harkless". National Geologic Map Database. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 April 2022.