Burro Canyon Formation

Burro Canyon Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous
Burro Canyon Formation at its type section at Burro Canyon, near Slick Rock, Colorado
TypeFormation
UnderliesDakota Formation
OverliesMorrison Formation
Thickness0–55 metres (0–180 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryConglomeratic sandstone
OtherMudstone
Location
Coordinates38°02′51″N 108°52′42″W / 38.047530°N 108.8782°W / 38.047530; -108.8782
RegionColorado, New Mexico, Utah
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forBurro Canyon, San Miguel County, Colorado
Named byW.L. Stokes and D.A. Phoenix
Year defined1948
Burro Canyon Formation is located in the United States
Burro Canyon Formation
Burro Canyon Formation (the United States)
Burro Canyon Formation is located in Colorado
Burro Canyon Formation
Burro Canyon Formation (Colorado)
Burro Canyon Formation in spillway of Heron Lake (New Mexico)

The Burro Canyon Formation is an Early Cretaceous Period sedimentary geologic formation, found in western Colorado, the Chama Basin and eastern San Juan Basin of northern New Mexico, and in eastern Utah, US.[1]