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sedimentary units, Palogene

Paleogene sedimentary units; includes Baca, Galisteo, El Rito, Blanco Basin, Love Ranch, Lobo, Sanders Canyon, Skunk Ranch, Timberlake, and Cub Mountain Formations
StateNew Mexico
Namesedimentary units, Palogene
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Cenozoic | Tertiary
Original map labelTps
Primary rock typemedium-grained mixed clastic
Secondary rock typetuff
Other rock typeslimestone; sand; clay or mud
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mixed-clastic (Bed)no lith description on map
Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
Unconsolidatedsand, clay, mud
Igneous > Volcanic (Pyroclastic, tuff)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 coverageCatron - Cibola - Dona Ana - Hidalgo - Lincoln - Luna - Mora - Otero - Rio Arriba - Sandoval - San Miguel - Santa Fe - Sierra - Socorro - Taos

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