Osha Canyon Formation

Osha Canyon Formation
Stratigraphic range: Bashkirian
Osha Canyon Formation near its type section at Guadalupe Box
TypeFormation
UnderliesSandia Formation
OverliesLog Springs Formation
Thickness90 ft (27 m) at type section
Lithology
PrimaryShale
OtherLimestone
Location
Coordinates35°43′59″N 106°45′47″W / 35.7331131°N 106.763088°W / 35.7331131; -106.763088
RegionJemez Mountains
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forOsha Canyon 35°42′11″N 106°46′07″W / 35.7030223°N 106.7687459°W / 35.7030223; -106.7687459
Named byH. DuChene
Year defined1973
Osha Canyon Formation is located in the United States
Osha Canyon Formation
Osha Canyon Formation (the United States)
Osha Canyon Formation is located in New Mexico
Osha Canyon Formation
Osha Canyon Formation (New Mexico)

The Osha Canyon Formation is a geologic formation in the Nacimiento Mountains of New Mexico. It contains fossils characteristic of the Bashkirian stage of the Pennsylvanian period.