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Coalmont Formation
Stratigraphic range: Paleocene-Wasatchian
~60–50 Ma
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Coalmont Formation, Jackson County, Colorado
TypeFormation
UnderliesNorth Park Formation
OverliesCretaceous strata[1]
Thickness9,000 feet (2,700 m)[1]
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherClay, Shale, Coal
Location
Coordinates40°24′N 106°30′W / 40.4°N 106.5°W / 40.4; -106.5
Approximate paleocoordinates45°00′N 90°18′W / 45.0°N 90.3°W / 45.0; -90.3
RegionColorado
CountryCoalmont Formation United States
ExtentNorth Park intermountain basin
Type section
Named forCoalmont, Jackson County, Colorado[2]
Named byA. L. Beekly[2]
Coalmont Formation is located in the United States
Coalmont Formation
Coalmont Formation (the United States)
Coalmont Formation is located in Colorado
Coalmont Formation
Coalmont Formation (Colorado)

The Coalmont Formation (Tmc) is a geologic formation that outcrops in the North Park intermountain basin in Colorado. It contains fossil plants and coal layers dating back to the Paleogene period.[3]

  1. ^ a b Hail, W.J. and Leopold, E.B., 1960. Paleocene and Eocene age of the Coalmont Formation, North Park, Colorado. Geological Survey Professional Paper, 400-B, pp.B260-B261.
  2. ^ a b Beekly, A.L., 1915. Geology and coal resources of North Park, Colorado. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin, 596, 121 p
  3. ^ Coalmont Formation at Fossilworks.org

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