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San Rafael Group

San Rafael Group; consists of Entrada Sandstone, Todilto and Summerville Formations, Bluff Sandstone, and locally Zuni Sandstone (or only Acoma Tongue of Zuni)
StateNew Mexico
NameSan Rafael Group
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Mesozoic | Jurassic
Original map labelJsr
Primary rock typemedium-grained mixed clastic
Secondary rock typefine-grained mixed clastic
Other rock typesevaporite; limestone
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)no lith description on map. contains 3 sandstone formations and 2 other formation types.
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mixed-clastic (Bed)no lith description on map. contains 3 sandstone formations and 2 other formation types.
Incidental
Sedimentary > Chemical > Evaporite (Bed)no lith description on map. contains 3 sandstone formations and 2 other formation types.
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)no lith description on map. contains 3 sandstone formations and 2 other formation types.
Map references
Anderson, O.J., Jones.G.E., and Green, G.N., compilers, 1997, Geologic map of New Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-52.
Unit references
Anderson, O.J., Jones.G.E., and Green, G.N., compilers, 1997, Geologic map of New Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-52.
Geographic coverageBernalillo - Cibola - Guadalupe - McKinley - Quay - Rio Arriba - Sandoval - San Juan - San Miguel - Santa Fe - Valencia

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