Lost Burro Formation
| Lost Burro Formation | |
|---|---|
Geologic formation | |
| Underlies | Tin Mountain Limestone |
| Overlies | Hidden Valley Dolomite |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Dolomite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 36°20′39″N 116°30′41″W / 36.3443°N 116.5113°W |
| Region | Mojave Desert California |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Lost Burro Gap |
| Named by | McAllister (1952) |
The Lost Burro Formation is a
.Geology
The Dolomite formation is exposed in sections of the Darwin Hills, the Santa Rosa Hills, the Talc City Hills, the Inyo Mountains near the Cerro Gordo Mines, the Panamint Range near Towne Pass, and the Argus Range. [1]
Fossils
Outcrops of the formation in
References
- ^ Google Books: United States Geological Survey Professional Paper - "Geology and ore deposits of Inyo County, California"
- ^ "Death Valley National Park," Hunt, Santucci, and Kenworthy (2006); page 63.
- ^ Hunt, ReBecca K., Vincent L. Santucci and Jason Kenworthy. 2006. "A preliminary inventory of fossil fish from National Park Service units." in S.G. Lucas, J.A. Spielmann, P.M. Hester, J.P. Kenworthy, and V.L. Santucci (ed.s), Fossils from Federal Lands. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 34, pp. 63–69.