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intertongued Dakota-Mancos sequence

Intertongued Dakota-Mancos sequence of west-central New Mexico; includes the Whitewater Arroyo Tongue of Mancos Shale and the Twowells Tongue of the Dakota
StateNew Mexico
Nameintertongued Dakota-Mancos sequence
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous
Original map labelKdm
Primary rock typefine-grained mixed clastic
Secondary rock typemedium-grained mixed clastic
Other rock typeslimestone
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mixed-clastic (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (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 - Lincoln - McKinley - Otero - Sandoval - Sierra - Socorro - Valencia

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