Rock Point Formation

Rock Point Formation
Stratigraphic range: late Triassic
Rock Point Formation capped by Entrada Formation, near Youngsville, New Mexico
TypeFormation
Unit ofChinle Group
UnderliesWingate Sandstone
OverliesPetrified Forest Formation
Thickness70 m
Lithology
PrimarySiltstone
OtherFine sandstone
Location
Coordinates36°31′29″N 109°33′22″W / 36.5247221°N 109.5560845°W / 36.5247221; -109.5560845
RegionUtah, Arizona, New Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forRock Point School, Apache County, Arizona
Named byHarshbarger, J.W., Repenning, C.A., and Irwin, J.H., 1957
Rock Point Formation is located in the United States
Rock Point Formation
Rock Point Formation (the United States)
Rock Point Formation is located in Arizona
Rock Point Formation
Rock Point Formation (Arizona)

The Rock Point Formation is a geologic formation in New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. It preserves fossils dating back to the late Triassic.