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Crevasse Canyon Formation

Crevasse Canyon Formation; coal-bearing units are Dilco and Gibson Coal Members; other members are Bartlett Barren, Dalton Sandstone, and Borrego Pass Sandstone (or Lentil)
StateNew Mexico
NameCrevasse Canyon Formation
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous
Original map labelKcc
CommentsCrevasse Canyon is made up of: Dilco member: shale, siltstone, coal, sandstone Dalton sandstone member: sandstone Gibson member: shale, siltstone, coal, sandstone
Primary rock typefine-grained mixed clastic
Secondary rock typecoal
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mixed-clastic > Sandstone-Mudstone (Bed)no lith description on map
Minor
Sedimentary > Coal (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.
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 - Catron - Cibola - McKinley - Sandoval - Socorro

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