Holder Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: | |
Type | Formation |
Underlies | Bursum Formation |
Overlies | Beeman Formation |
Thickness | 850 ft (260 m) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Other | Shale |
Location | |
Coordinates | 32°49′19″N 105°52′26″W / 32.822°N 105.874°W |
Region | New Mexico |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Holder Ridge |
Named by | L.C. Pray |
Year defined | 1954 |
The Holder Formation is a geologic formation in the Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the late Pennsylvanian.[1]