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Type locality (geology)
Geologic term regarding rock types, stratigraphic units or mineral species

Type locality, also called type area, is the locality where a particular rock type, stratigraphic unit or mineral species is first identified. 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.

The concept is similar to type site in archaeology.

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Examples of geological type localities

Rocks and minerals

Formations

See also

References

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  2. "Stratotypes and Type Localities". International Commission on Stratigraphy. Retrieved 20 August 2017. http://stratigraphy.org/upload/bak/strats.htm ↩

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  7. State Geologist, Vermont (1918). Report of the State Geologist, Volume 11. p. 191. https://books.google.com/books?id=H202AQAAMAAJ&q=%22type+locality%22+essexite+essex ↩

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  9. Maier W.D., Lahtinen R. & O'Brien H. (2015). Minerals Deposits of Finland. Elsevier. p. 302. ISBN 978-0124104761. 978-0124104761 ↩

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  12. Gill R. (2010). Igneous Rocks and Processes: A Practical Guide. John Wiley & Sons. p. 328. ISBN 978-1444330656. 978-1444330656 ↩

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  14. Larsen, Esper S.; Dunham, Kingsley C. (Nov 1933). "Tilleyite, a new mineral from the contact zone at Crestmore, California". American Mineralogist. 18 (11): 469–473. Retrieved 6 June 2023. https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/msa/ammin/article/18/11/469/536735/Tilleyite-a-new-mineral-from-the-contact-zone-at ↩

  15. 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. http://www.ngu.no/upload/Publikasjoner/Bulletin/Bulletin437_57-65.pdf ↩

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  17. Senning, Alexander (2019). The Etymology of Chemical Names: Tradition and Convenience vs. Rationality in Chemical Nomenclature. Berlin: De Gruyter. p. 391. ISBN 978-3-11-061271-4. 978-3-11-061271-4 ↩

  18. "Temple Butte Limestone, USGS". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2009-10-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927062124/http://3dparks.wr.usgs.gov/coloradoplateau/lexicon/templebutte.htm ↩