Co-op Creek Limestone Member of Carmel Formation
Usage of Geologic Unit Name:
Co-op Creek Limestone Member of Carmel Formation (UT)
Age:
Jurassic, Middle
Geologic Province:
Plateau sedimentary province
Areal Extent:
UT(s)
Type Locality:
Type section: measured at Meadow Creek (The Barracks quadrangle) in NW/4 SW/4 sec. 18, T. 41 S., R. 8 W., Kane Co., UT. Named for Co-op Creek in western Kane Co., UT (Doelling and Davis, 1989).
Unit Name History:
Basal member of Carmel Formation in Kane Co, UT. Is same as Kolob Limestone Member of Thompson and Stokes (1970). Revised, name changed from 'Kolob' (Doelling and Davis, 1989).

References

Doelling, H.H. and Davis, F.D., 1989, The geology of Kane County, Utah: Utah Geological and Mineral Survey Bulletin, no. 124, 192 p.
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