Keres Group

Keres Group
Stratigraphic range: Mid-Late Miocene
~13–6 Ma
St Peters Dome, a mountain underlain by Keres Group beds
TypeGroup
Sub-unitsSee text
UnderliesPolvadera & Tewa Groups
OverliesSanta Fe Group
Thickness900 m (3,000 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryAndesite
OtherBasalt, dacite, rhyolite
Location
Coordinates35°47′46″N 106°32′49″W / 35.796°N 106.547°W / 35.796; -106.547
Region New Mexico
Country United States
ExtentJemez Mountains
Type section
Named forKeresean Range (see text)
Named byBailey, Smith & Ross
Year defined1969
Keres Group is located in the United States
Keres Group
Keres Group (the United States)
Keres Group is located in New Mexico
Keres Group
Keres Group (New Mexico)

The Keres Group is a group of geologic formations exposed in and around the Jemez Mountains of northern New Mexico. Radiometric dating gives it an age of 13 to 6 million years, corresponding to the Miocene epoch.