Hanson Creek Formation

Hanson Creek Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Ordovician stage
Ordovician period
Type Geologic formation
Underlies Roberts Mountains Formation
Overlies Eureka Quartzite
Thickness 350 feet (110 m)
Location
Region Nevada
Country United States

The Hanson Creek Formation is a geologic formation in Nevada.

It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Ordovician stage of the Ordovician period.

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