Romeroville Sandstone

Romeroville Sandstone
Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian
Romeroville Sandstone beds resting on Pajarito Formation, I-25 road cut, Romeroville, New Mexico, USA
TypeFormation
Unit ofDakota Group
UnderliesGraneros Shale
OverliesPajarito Formation
Thicknessup to 9 m (30 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherSiltstone
Location
Coordinates35°31′33″N 105°14′17″W / 35.5258°N 105.2380°W / 35.5258; -105.2380
RegionNew Mexico
Country United States
Type section
Named forSettlement of Romeroville, New Mexico
Named byKues and Lucas
Year defined1987
Romeroville Sandstone is located in the United States
Romeroville Sandstone
Romeroville Sandstone (the United States)
Romeroville Sandstone is located in New Mexico
Romeroville Sandstone
Romeroville Sandstone (New Mexico)

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]