Type locality (geology)

Type locality, also called type area, or type section, is the locality where a particular rock type, stratigraphic unit or mineral species is first identified.[1] If the stratigraphic unit in a locality is layered, it is called a stratotype, whereas the standard of reference for unlayered rocks is the type locality.[2]

The term is similar to the term type site in archaeology or the term type specimen in biology.

Examples of geological type localities

Rocks and minerals

Formations

See also

References

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  6. Rogers, Nick; Stephen Blake; Kevin Burton; Mike Widdowson; Ian Parkinson; Nigel Harris (2008). An introduction to our dynamic planet (Co-published ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0521494243.
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  10. Glikson A.Y. (2014). The Archaean: Geological and Geochemical Windows into the Early Earth. Springer. p. 75. ISBN 978-3319079080.
  11. Gill R. (2010). Igneous Rocks and Processes: A Practical Guide. John Wiley & Sons. p. 328. ISBN 978-1444330656.
  12. Oftedahl C. (1989). Sövite. Encyclopedia of Earth Science. pp. 544–545. doi:10.1007/0-387-30845-8_231. ISBN 978-0-442-20623-9.
  13. Dunning G. R. & Grenne T. (2000). "U-Pb age dating and paleotectonic significance of trondhjemite from the type locality in the Central Norwegian Caledonides" (PDF). Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse Bulletin. 437: 57–65.
  14. Temple Butte Limestone, USGS


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