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undivided, Upper Cretaceous

Upper Cretaceous, undivided. Includes Virden Formation in northern Hidalgo County, Ringbone Formation in Hidalgo and Luna and Grant Counties, and locally Beartooth and Sarten, Mancos in Silver City area; Cenomanian - Maastrichtian for most part, although Beartooth is pre-Cenomanian
StateNew Mexico
Nameundivided, Upper Cretaceous
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous
Original map labelKu
Primary rock typemedium-grained mixed clastic
Secondary rock typevolcanic rock (aphanitic)
Other rock typeslimestone
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic (Bed)no lith description on map
Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate (Bed)no lith description on map
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 coverageColfax - Grant - Hidalgo - Luna - McKinley - Mora - Sandoval - San Juan - San Miguel - Santa Fe - Sierra - Valencia

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