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Cathedral Mountain Formation
Stratigraphic range: Permian
TypeFormation
Location
LocationBrewster County, Texas
Coordinates30°18′29″N 103°15′58″W / 30.308°N 103.266°W / 30.308; -103.266 (Cathedral Mountain Formation)
RegionTrans-Pecos
CountryUnited States
Type section
LocationCathedral Mountain
Coordinates30°19′00″N 103°21′00″W / 30.31666°N 103.35000°W / 30.31666; -103.35000 (Cathedral Mountain)

The Cathedral Mountain Formation is a geologic formation in Texas.[1][2] It preserves fossils dating back to the Permian period.

  1. ^ Anonymous. "Cathedral Mountain (Brewster County)". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.
  2. ^ Anonymous. "Cathedral Mountain (Brewster County)". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.

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