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Gallup Sandstone
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Gallup Sandstone in the Nutria hogback east of Gallup, New Mexico, US, near its principal reference section
TypeFormation
Unit ofMesaverde Group
UnderliesCrevasse Canyon Formation
OverliesMancos Shale
Thickness71 meters (233 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherShale, siltstone
Location
Coordinates35°31′56″N 108°41′28″W / 35.532170°N 108.691030°W / 35.532170; -108.691030
RegionNew Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forGallup, New Mexico
Named byJ.D. Sears
Year defined1925
Gallup Sandstone is located in the United States
Gallup Sandstone
Gallup Sandstone (the United States)
Gallup Sandstone is located in New Mexico
Gallup Sandstone
Gallup Sandstone (New Mexico)

The Gallup Sandstone is a geologic formation in the Gallup-Zuni basin of New Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the late Cretaceous period.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Sears 1925.
  2. ^ Molenaar 1983.
  3. ^ Nummedal & Molenaar 1995.

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