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Cutler Formation
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Cutler Formation near the type locality, Portland, Ouray County, Colorado
TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsDe Chelly Sandstone,
White Rim Sandstone,
Organ Rock Shale,
Cedar Mesa Sandstone,
Elephant Canyon Formation,
Halgaito Shale[1][2]
UnderliesChinle Formation
Moenkopi Formation
OverliesHermosa Group
Thicknessover 1,000 feet (300 m)
Lithology
PrimaryIron-rich arkose sandstone
Location
Coordinates38°05′46″N 107°42′07″W / 38.096°N 107.702°W / 38.096; -107.702
Approximate paleocoordinates0°42′N 36°06′W / 0.7°N 36.1°W / 0.7; -36.1
RegionColorado Plateau
CountryUnited States
ExtentArizona
Colorado
New Mexico
Utah
Type section
Named forCutler Creek, north of Ouray, Co
Named byCross & Howe
Year defined1905
Cutler Formation is located in the United States
Cutler Formation
Cutler Formation (the United States)
Cutler Formation is located in Colorado
Cutler Formation
Cutler Formation (Colorado)

The Cutler Formation or Cutler Group is a rock unit that is exposed across the U.S. states of Arizona, northwest New Mexico, southeast Utah and southwest Colorado. It was laid down in the Early Permian during the Wolfcampian epoch.

  1. ^ "Geology of Canyonlands National Park" (PDF). National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Stratigraphy of Canyon de Chelly National Monument". Geology of National Parks, 3D and Photographic Tours. United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

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