Hondo Group

Hondo Group
Stratigraphic range: Statherian
Hondo Group (Ortega Formation) in the Tusas Mountains, New Mexico
TypeGroup
Sub-unitsOrtega Formation, Rinconada Formation
UnderliesPilar Formation
OverliesVadito Group
Thickness2,200 m (7,200 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryMetasedimentary rock
Location
Coordinates36°14′46″N 105°44′42″W / 36.246°N 105.745°W / 36.246; -105.745
RegionPicuris Mountains, New Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forHondo Canyon
Named byBauer and Williams
Year defined1989
Hondo Group is located in New Mexico
Hondo Group
Hondo Group (New Mexico)

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.