Beclabito Formation

Beclabito Formation
Stratigraphic range: Oxfordian
TypeFormation
Unit ofSan Rafael Group
UnderliesBluff Formation
OverliesTodilto Formation
Thickness108 ft (33 m)
Lithology
PrimaryMudstone, sandstone
Location
Coordinates36°41′50″N 109°02′12″W / 36.6971°N 109.0366°W / 36.6971; -109.0366
RegionNew Mexico, Arizona
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forBeclabito Dome
Named byS.M. Condon and A.C. Huffman, Jr.
Year defined1988
Beclabito Formation is located in the United States
Beclabito Formation
Beclabito Formation (the United States)
Beclabito Formation is located in New Mexico
Beclabito Formation
Beclabito Formation (New Mexico)

The Beclabito Formation is a late Jurassic sedimentary geologic formation, found in northwestern New Mexico and northeastern Arizona.[1]

  1. ^ Condon, Steven M.; Huffman, A.C.; Peterson, Fred; Aubrey, W.M. (1988). "Revisions to stratigraphic nomenclature of Jurassic and Cretaceous rocks of the Colorado Plateau" (PDF). USGS Bulletins (1633- A-C): A1–A12. doi:10.3133/b1633AC. Retrieved 30 April 2020.