Geologic term regarding rock types, stratigraphic units or mineral species
Also known as type section · type area
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A type locality in geology is the specific geographic locality where a particular rock type, stratigraphic unit, unstratified rock unit, mineral species, stratigraphic boundary, or other geological feature was originally defined and named. The type area is the geographic area or region that surrounds the type locality of a stratigraphic unit or stratigraphic boundary.