Anton Chico Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: | |
Type | Formation |
Underlies | Santa Rosa Formation |
Overlies | Artesia Group |
Thickness | 102 feet (31 m) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Other | Mudstone, Conglomerate |
Location | |
Coordinates | 35°12′28″N 105°08′35″W / 35.2078°N 105.1431°W |
Region | New Mexico |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Anton Chico, New Mexico |
Named by | Lucas and Hunt |
Year defined | 1987 |
The Anton Chico Formation is a geologic formation exposed in New Mexico that was deposited in the Anisian Age of the middle Triassic Period.[1]