Grayburg Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Artesia Group |
Underlies | Queen Formation |
Overlies | San Andres Formation |
Thickness | 294 feet (90 m) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Dolomite |
Other | Sandstone, anhydrite |
Location | |
Coordinates | 32°50′38″N 104°01′01″W / 32.844°N 104.017°W |
Region | New Mexico Texas |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Grayburg pool |
Named by | R.I. Dickey |
Year defined | 1940 |
The Grayburg Formation is a geologic formation in west Texas and southern New Mexico.[1] It preserves fossils dating back to the Guadalupian Epoch of the Permian Period.[2]