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Chinle Group

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Map unit includes Moenkopi Formation (Middle Triassic) at base in many areas; in eastern part of state the following five formations are mapped: TRr, TRb, TRt, TRg, and TRs.
State New Mexico
Name Chinle Group
Geologic age Upper to middle Triassic
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)no lith description on map - description from GEOLEX
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone (Bed)no lith description on map - description from GEOLEX
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)no lith description on map - description from GEOLEX
Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)no lith description on map - description from GEOLEX
References

Green, G.N., Jones, G.E., and Anderson, O.J., 1997, The Digital Geologic Map of New Mexico in ARC/INFO Format: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-0052, 9 p., scale 1:500,000.

https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr9752

USGS Geologic Names lexicon found at: http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/

https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/search
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Counties Bernalillo - Catron - Cibola - Colfax - Harding - Lincoln - McKinley - Mora - Otero - Rio Arriba - Sandoval - San Juan - San Miguel - Santa Fe - Socorro - Taos - Torrance - Union - Valencia