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Moqui Member of Moenkopi Formation

Usage of Geologic Unit Name:
Moqui Member* of Moenkopi Formation
Age:
Triassic, Early*
Geologic Province:
Plateau sedimentary province*
Areal Extent:
AZ*
Type Locality:
Not designated; named for Moqui Wash, Coconino Co, AZ (McKee, 1954).
Unit Name History:
Named as middle member of Moenkopi Formation (McKee, 1954).
References

McKee, E.D., 1954, Stratigraphy and history of the Moenkopi Formation of Triassic age: Geological Society of America Memoir, 61, 133 p.

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