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Pictured Cliffs Sandstone

Pictured Cliffs Sandstone; prominent cliff-forming marine sandstone
StateNew Mexico
NamePictured Cliffs Sandstone
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous
Original map labelKpc
Primary rock typesandstone
Secondary rock typemudstone
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mixed-clastic > Siltstone-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.
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 coverageMcKinley - Rio Arriba - Sandoval - San Juan

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