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Sandia Formation

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Predominately clastic unit (commonly arkosic) with minor black shales, and limestone in lower part; map unit locally includes Morrowan Osha Canyon Formation in Sierra Nacimiento.
State New Mexico
Name Sandia Formation
Geologic age Atokan
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed, Arkosic)no lith description on map - description from GEOLEX
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)no lith description on map - description from GEOLEX
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)no lith description on map - description from GEOLEX
Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)no lith description on map - description from GEOLEX
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale > Black-shale (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 Dona Ana - Otero