Ritito Conglomerate | |
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Stratigraphic range: Oligocene | |
Type | Formation |
Underlies | Abiquiu Formation |
Overlies | El Rito Formation |
Thickness | 210 meters (690 feet) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Conglomerate |
Other | Siltstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 36°34′52″N 106°10′01″W / 36.581°N 106.167°W |
Region | New Mexico |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Ritito Canyon |
Named by | F. Barker |
Year defined | 1958 |
The Ritito Conglomerate is a geologic formation in northern New Mexico dating to the Oligocene epoch.[1]