Laborcita Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: | |
Type | Formation |
Underlies | Abo Formation |
Overlies | Holder Formation |
Thickness | 400 feet (120 m) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone, conglomerate, sandstone. shale |
Location | |
Coordinates | 33°00′40″N 105°56′28″W / 33.011°N 105.941°W |
Region | New Mexico |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Laborcita Canyon |
Named by | Otté |
Year defined | 1959 |
The Laborcita Formation is a geologic formation in the Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the late Pennsylvanian to early Permian.[1]