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Burned Mountain Formation
Stratigraphic range: Statherian
Pha.
Proterozoic
Archean
Had.
Burned Mountain Formation exposures near Placer Creek, New Mexico, USA
TypeFormation
Unit ofVadito Group
UnderliesHondo Group
OverliesBig Rock Formation
Thickness30 m (98 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryMetarhyolite
Location
Coordinates36°40′47″N 106°13′32″W / 36.6798585°N 106.2255698°W / 36.6798585; -106.2255698
RegionTusas Mountains, New Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forBurned Mountain (36°40′41″N 106°13′16″W / 36.678°N 106.221°W / 36.678; -106.221)
Named byF. Barker
Year defined1958
Burned Mountain Formation is located in the United States
Burned Mountain Formation
Burned Mountain Formation (the United States)
Burned Mountain Formation is located in New Mexico
Burned Mountain Formation
Burned Mountain Formation (New Mexico)

The Burned Mountain Formation is a geologic formation that crops out in the Tusas Mountains of northern New Mexico. It has a U-Pb radiometric age of 1700 Mya, corresponding to the Statherian period.

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