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Cherry Canyon Formation

Cherry Canyon Formation; basin facies-sandstone, limestone, and shale
StateNew Mexico
NameCherry Canyon Formation
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Paleozoic | Permian
Original map labelPcc
CommentsMostly limestone.
Primary rock typesandstone
Secondary rock typelimestone
Other rock typesshale
Lithologic constituents
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.
USGS Geologic Names Lexicon (GEOLEX)
Geographic coverageOtero

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