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Sangre de Cristo Formation

Sangre de Cristo Formation, in Sangre de Cristo Mountains
StateNew Mexico
NameSangre de Cristo Formation
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian Permian
Original map labelP&sc
Primary rock typecoarse-grained mixed clastic
Secondary rock typefine-grained mixed clastic
Other rock typeslimestone
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mixed-clastic (Bed)whole range of clastic rocks from coarse to fine grained.
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 - Mora

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