Romeroville Sandstone | |
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Stratigraphic range: | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Dakota Group |
Underlies | Graneros Shale |
Overlies | Pajarito Formation |
Thickness | up to 9 m (30 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Other | Siltstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 35°31′33″N 105°14′17″W / 35.5258°N 105.2380°W |
Region | New Mexico |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Settlement of Romeroville, New Mexico |
Named by | Kues and Lucas |
Year defined | 1987 |
The Romeroville Sandstone is a geologic formation in northeastern New Mexico.[1][2] It likely was deposited in the Cenomanian Age of the Cretaceous Period.[3]