Carlile Shale (NMKc;0)

State	New Mexico
Name	Carlile Shale
Geologic age	Phanerozoic \| Mesozoic \| Cretaceous
Original map label	Kc
Primary rock type	shale
Secondary rock type	fine-grained mixed clastic
Other rock types	mixed clastic/carbonate
Lithologic constituents	Major Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed) Minor Sedimentary > Carbonate (Bed)mixed clastic/carbonate Sedimentary > Clastic > Mixed-clastic > Sandstone-Mudstone (Bed)
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. [http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr9752]
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. [http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr9752]
Geographic coverage	Colfax - Harding - Mora - San Miguel - Union