Love Ranch Formation

Love Ranch Formation
Stratigraphic range: late Paleocene–early Eocene
TypeFormation
UnderliesPalm Park Formation, Rubio Peak Formation
OverliesMcRae Formation
Thickness2,100 feet (640 m)
Lithology
PrimaryConglomerate
OtherSiltstone, sandstone
Location
Coordinates32°33′02″N 106°34′41″W / 32.5506°N 106.5780°W / 32.5506; -106.5780
RegionNew Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forLove Ranch
Named byKottlowski, Flower, Thompson, and Foster
Year defined1956
Love Ranch Formation is located in the United States
Love Ranch Formation
Love Ranch Formation (the United States)
Love Ranch Formation is located in New Mexico
Love Ranch Formation
Love Ranch Formation (New Mexico)

The Love Ranch Formation is a geologic formation in southern New Mexico.[1] It was likely deposited during the late Paleocene and early Eocene epochs.[2]