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Lower and Middle Santa Fe Group

Lower and Middle Santa Fe Group. Includes Hayner Ranch, Rincon Valley, Popotosa, Cochiti, Tesuque, Chamita, Abiquiu, and other Formations; Miocene and uppermost Oligocene
StateNew Mexico
NameLower and Middle Santa Fe Group
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Cenozoic | Tertiary
Original map labelTsf
Primary rock typecoarse-grained mixed clastic
Secondary rock typeunconsolidated deposit
Other rock typestuff; chert
Lithologic constituents
Incidental
Sedimentary > Chemical > Chertno lith description on map
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 - Colfax - Dona Ana - Luna - Rio Arriba - Sandoval - Santa Fe - Sierra - Socorro - Taos - Valencia

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