Sais Quartzite

Formation
Stratigraphic range: Statherian
Sais Quartzite at its type location near Abo Pass, New Mexico, US
TypeFormation
Unit ofManzano Group
UnderliesBlue Springs Formation
OverliesEstadio Schist
Thickness600 feet (180 m)
Lithology
PrimaryQuartzite
Location
Coordinates34°24′43″N 106°30′58″W / 34.412°N 106.516°W / 34.412; -106.516
RegionNew Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forSais railroad station
Named byJ.T. Stark and E.C. Dapples
Year defined1946
Sais Quartzite is located in the United States
Sais Quartzite
Sais Quartzite (the United States)
Sais Quartzite is located in New Mexico
Sais Quartzite
Sais Quartzite (New Mexico)

The Sais Quartzite is a geologic formation exposed in the Los Pinos Mountains of central New Mexico.