Notch Peak Formation

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Notch Peak Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cambrian
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Notch Peak with Notch Peak Formation
Type Geological formation
Sub-unitsHellnmaria Member, Red Tops Member, Lava Dam Member
Thickness1,890 feet [1]
Lithology
Primary limestone
Other dolomite
Location
RegionFlag of Utah.svg  Utah, Flag of Nevada.svg  Nevada
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Extent House Range
Type section
Named for Notch Peak [1]
Named by Charles D. Walcott [1]
Year defined1910 [1]

The Notch Peak Formation is a geologic formation in Utah. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.

The Notch Peak Formation has three recognized members: Hellnmaria, Red Tops, and Lava Dam Members (in ascending order), all of which are composed of limestone and dolomite. [2] It is named after the prominent peak of the same name in the House Range of Utah's West Desert, which is its type locality. [1]

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References

Citations
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Walcott, Charles D. (1910). "Nomenclature of some cambrian cordilleran formations". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 53 (1): 1–12.
  2. Hintze, Lehi F.; Taylor, Michael E.; Miller, James F.; "Upper Cambrian-Lower Ordovician Notch Peak Formation in Western Utah"; USGS Professional Paper 1393, 1988.
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