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Picuris Formation
Stratigraphic range: late Eocene to early Miocene
34.5–15 Ma
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Picuris Formation north of Vadito, New Mexico, USA
TypeFormation
UnderliesTesuque Formation
Thickness1,200 ft (370 m)
Lithology
Primaryconglomerate
OtherSandstone
Location
Coordinates36°11′53″N 105°40′37″W / 36.198°N 105.677°W / 36.198; -105.677
RegionTaos County, New Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named byE.C. Cabot
Year defined1938
Picuris Formation is located in the United States
Picuris Formation
Picuris Formation (the United States)
Picuris Formation is located in New Mexico
Picuris Formation
Picuris Formation (New Mexico)

The Picuris Formation is a geologic formation exposed in the eastern flank of the Rio Grande rift in northern New Mexico.[1] It was deposited from the late Eocene to Miocene epochs.[2]

  1. ^ Cabot 1938.
  2. ^ Aby, Bauer & Kelson 2004.

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