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Pennsylvanian rocks, undivided

Pennsylvanian rocks, undivided; in Sangre de Cristo Mountains may include Sandia Formation, Madera Limestone, La Pasada, Alamitos, and Flechado Formations; elsewhere may include Bar-B, Nakaye, Red House, Oswaldo, and Syrena Formations
StateNew Mexico
NamePennsylvanian rocks, undivided
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian
Original map label&
Primary rock typesedimentary rock
Secondary rock typemedium-grained mixed clastic
Other rock typescarbonate
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary (Bed)most Penn. rocks are clastic, but may contain carbonate and evap.
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 - Colfax - Dona Ana - Grant - Lincoln - Luna - Mora - Otero - Sandoval - San Miguel - Santa Fe - Sierra - Socorro - Taos - Torrance - Valencia

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