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Notch Peak Formation

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Notch Peak Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cambrian
Notch Peak with Notch Peak Formation
TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsHellnmaria Member, Red Tops Member, Lava Dam Member
Thickness1,890 feet[1]
Lithology
Primarylimestone
Otherdolomite
Location
Region Utah,  Nevada
Country United States
ExtentHouse Range
Type section
Named forNotch Peak[1]
Named byCharles 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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Citations
  1. ^ a b c d e 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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