Cretaceous sedimentary rocks (AZKs;0)

Cretaceous sedimentary rocks

Tan sandstone (Dakota Sandstone) overlain by gray shale (Mancos Shale); deposited in beach, river delta, and shallow sea settings. The Mancos Shale is overlain by the Mesaverde Group (map unit Kmv). This unit includes related sandstone and shale exposed near Show Low, Morenci (Pinkard Formation), and around Deer Creek south of Globe. (about 88-97 Ma)

State	Arizona
Name	Cretaceous sedimentary rocks
Geologic age	Cretaceous
Lithologic constituents	Major Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed) Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
Stratigraphic units	Dakota Formation, Mancos Formation, Pinkard Formation
References	Richard, S.M., Reynolds, S.J., Spencer, J.E., and Pearthree, P.A., 2000, Geologic Map of Arizona: Arizona Geological Survey Map 35, 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000. Nations, J.D., 1989, Cretaceous history of northeastern and east-central Arizona, in Jenney, J.P., and Reynolds, S.J., editors, Geologic evolution of Arizona: Arizona Geological Society Digest 17, p. 435-446.
NGMDB product	NGMDB product page for 34746
Counties	Apache - Coconino - Gila - Greenlee - Navajo - Pinal

Cretaceous sedimentary rocks

Richard, S.M., Reynolds, S.J., Spencer, J.E., and Pearthree, P.A., 2000, Geologic Map of Arizona: Arizona Geological Survey Map 35, 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.

Nations, J.D., 1989, Cretaceous history of northeastern and east-central Arizona, in Jenney, J.P., and Reynolds, S.J., editors, Geologic evolution of Arizona: Arizona Geological Society Digest 17, p. 435-446.