Sandia Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: | |
Type | Formation |
Underlies | Madera Group |
Overlies | Osha Canyon Formation |
Thickness | 1,530 m (5,020 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Shale |
Other | Sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 35°58′35″N 105°17′00″W / 35.97639°N 105.28333°W |
Region | New Mexico |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Sandia Mountains |
Named by | C.L. Herrick |
Year defined | 1900 |
The Sandia Formation is a geologic formation in New Mexico, United States. Its fossil assemblage is characteristic of the early Pennsylvanian.[1]