Mascall Formation

Mascall Formation
Stratigraphic range: Hemingfordian-Barstovian
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Outcrop near Picture Gorge
TypeSedimentary
UnderliesRattlesnake Formation
OverliesJohn Day Formation
AreaJohn Day Valley, Fox Basin
Thickness2,000 feet (610 m)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, conglomerate
Location
Extenteastern Oregon
Type section
Named forMascall Ranch (south of Dayville)
Named byJ. C. Merriam
Year defined1901

The Mascall Formation is a Miocene geologic formation found along the John Day River Valley of Oregon, in the Western United States.