Wood Canyon Formation
The Wood Canyon Formation is a geologic formation in the northern Mojave Desert of Inyo County, California and Nye County and Clark County, Nevada.[1][2]
Wood Canyon Formation Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran-Cambrian | |
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Type | Geologic formation |
Underlies | Zabriskie Quartzite Formation |
Overlies | Sterling Quartzite Formation |
Thickness | 0–2,500 feet (0–762 m) |
Location | |
Region | Mojave Desert, California and Nevada |
Country | United States |
It can be seen in the Panamint Range and Funeral Mountains adjoining Death Valley, within Death Valley National Park; and in the Spring Mountains in Clark County.[1]
Geology
The 570+ million years old formation underlies the Zabriskie Quartzite Formation, and overlies the Stirling Quartzite Formation.[1][3]
It has members of quartzite, shale, sandstone, and dolomite.[1]
See also
References
- USGS.gov: "Stratigraphy and Structure Death Valley, California"; U.S. Government Printing Office; 1966.
- Digital-desert.com: "Death Valley Geology - Wood Canyon Formation"
- Springer.com: "Tidal Deposits in the Zabriskie Quartzite (Cambrian), Eastern California and Western Nevada"; John J. Barnes, George deVries Klein.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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