Picuris Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: late Eocene to early Miocene | |
Type | Formation |
Underlies | Tesuque Formation |
Thickness | 1,200 ft (370 m) |
Lithology | |
Primary | conglomerate |
Other | Sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 36°11′53″N 105°40′37″W / 36.198°N 105.677°W |
Region | Taos County, New Mexico |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named by | E.C. Cabot |
Year defined | 1938 |
The Picuris Formation is a geologic formation exposed in the eastern flank of the Rio Grande rift in northern New Mexico.[1] It was deposited from the late Eocene to Miocene epochs.[2]