Hanson Creek Formation

{{Short description|Geologic formation in Nevada, United States}}

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| name = Hanson Creek Formation

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| type = Geologic formation

| age = Dapingian-Katian (Ibexian-Richmondian)
{{fossil range|488|444}}

| period = Late Ordovician

| prilithology = Limestone

| otherlithology = Dolomite, sandstone

| namedfor = Hanson Creek

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| region = Nevada

| country = {{USA}}

| coordinates = {{coord|39.0|N|116.0|W|display=inline,title}}

| paleocoordinates = {{coord|7.1|S|74.5|W|display=inline}}

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| underlies = Roberts Mountains Formation

| overlies = Eureka Quartzite

| thickness = {{convert|350|ft|m}}

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| map = {{Location map+ | United States#Nevada

| relief = 1

| width = 250

| float = center

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{{Location map~ | United States#Nevada

| lat_deg = 39.0

| lon_deg = -116.0

| mark = Dark Green 004040 pog.svg

| marksize = 10

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The Hanson Creek Formation is a geologic formation in Nevada. It preserves fossils dating back to the Dapingian-Katian (Ibexian-Richmondian in the regional stratigraphy) stages of the Ordovician period.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=&formation=Hanson%20Creek&group_formation_member=Hanson%20Creek Hanson Creek Formation] at Fossilworks.org