| Fence Lake Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Quemado Formation |
| Overlies | Moreno Hill Formation |
| Thickness | 230 feet (70 m) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 34°36′03″N 108°40′32″W / 34.6009°N 108.6756°W |
| Region |  New Mexico |
| Country |  United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Fence Lake, New Mexico |
| Named by | McLellan, Haschke, Robinson, Carter, and Medlin |
| Year defined | 1982 |
  Fence Lake Formation (the United States)  Fence Lake Formation (New Mexico) | |
The Fence Lake Formation is a geological formation in western New Mexico whose strata were deposited in the Miocene.[1]
- ^ McLellan, M.; Robinson, L.; Haschke, L.; Carter, M.D.; Medlin, A. (November 1982). "Fence Lake Formation (Tertiary), west-central New Mexico" (PDF). New Mexico Geology. 4 (4): 53–55. Retrieved 11 October 2021.