Yesa Formation (NMPy;0)

State	New Mexico
Name	Yesa Formation
Geologic age	Phanerozoic \| Paleozoic \| Permian
Original map label	Py
Comments	Sandstone, limestone, shale, siltstone, gypsum.
Primary rock type	sandstone
Secondary rock type	limestone
Other rock types	mudstone; evaporite
Lithologic constituents	Major Sedimentary > Clastic > Mixed-clastic > Sandstone-Mudstone (Bed)sandstone, siltstone, anhydrite, gypsum, halite, and dolomite Minor Sedimentary > Carbonate (Bed)sandstone, siltstone, anhydrite, gypsum, halite, and dolomite but geolex describes limestone instead of dolo.
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. [http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr9752]
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. [http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr9752] USGS Geologic Names Lexicon (GEOLEX) [http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/]
Geographic coverage	Bernalillo - Chaves - Cibola - Dona Ana - Lincoln - McKinley - Otero - Sandoval - San Miguel - Santa Fe - Sierra - Socorro - Torrance - Valencia