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unusual facts about Geologic formation



Howell Mountains

Although bedrock in most parts of the Howell Mountains is a geologic formation of volcanic origin known as the Sonoma Volcanics, older sedimentary rocks of the Cretaceous age Great Valley Sequence are found in the Benecia area at the southern end of the range, and in the Lake Hennessey area to the east of St. Helena.

Moeritherium

In 1901, Charles William Andrews described Moeritherium lyonsi from fossil remains found in the Qasr-el-Sagha formation in the Al Fayyum in Egypt.


see also

Corton

Corton Formation, a geologic formation in Suffolk and Norfolk, England

Ponta dos Rosais

The localportion includes the geologic formation with the Baixa da Ponta dos Rosais.

Tomichi Dome

It is situated within the Gunnison National Forest and is of a geologic formation called a laccolith.

Xidagou Formation

The Xidagou Formation is an Middle Permian-age geologic formation in the Qilian Mountains of Gansu, China.