Servilleta Basalt

Servilleta Basalt
Stratigraphic range: Pliocene
4.5–3.6 Ma
View of Servilleta Basalt forming rim of Rio Grande Gorge.
TypeFormation
OverliesSanta Fe Group, Picuris Formation
Thickness1,500 ft (460 m)
Lithology
PrimaryBasalt
Location
Coordinates36°33′11″N 105°56′10″W / 36.553°N 105.936°W / 36.553; -105.936
RegionTaos County, New Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forsettlement of Servilleta, New Mexico
Named byButler
Year defined1946
Servilleta Basalt is located in the United States
Servilleta Basalt
Servilleta Basalt (the United States)
Servilleta Basalt is located in New Mexico
Servilleta Basalt
Servilleta Basalt (New Mexico)

The Servilleta Basalt[1][2] or Servilleta Formation[3][4] is a geologic formation that underlies most of the Taos Plateau of northern New Mexico.[5] It has a radiometric age of 3.6 to 4.5 million years, corresponding to the Pliocene epoch.[6]