Hondo Group | |
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Stratigraphic range: | |
Type | Group |
Sub-units | Ortega Formation, Rinconada Formation |
Underlies | Pilar Formation |
Overlies | Vadito Group |
Thickness | 2,200 m (7,200 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Metasedimentary rock |
Location | |
Coordinates | 36°14′46″N 105°44′42″W / 36.246°N 105.745°W |
Region | Picuris Mountains, New Mexico |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Hondo Canyon |
Named by | Bauer and Williams |
Year defined | 1989 |
Map of Hondo Group outcrops |
The Hondo Group is a group of geologic formations that crops out in most of the Precambrian-cored uplifts of northern New Mexico. Detrital zircon geochronology gives a maximum age for the lower Hondo Group of 1765 to 1704 million years (Mya), corresponding to the Statherian period.