Hayner Ranch Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Santa Fe Group (geology) |
Underlies | Rincon Valley Formation |
Overlies | Spears Group |
Thickness | 2,800 meters (9,200 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | conglomerate, mudstone, sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 32°35′39″N 106°58′45″W / 32.5942°N 106.9791°W |
Region | New Mexico |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Hayner Ranch |
Named by | Seager et al. |
Year defined | 1971 |
The Hayner Ranch Formation is a geologic formation found near the San Diego Mountains of New Mexico. It is estimated to have been deposited during the Miocene epoch.[1]