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Piedra Lumbre Formation
Stratigraphic range: Calymmian
Pha.
Proterozoic
Archean
Had.
Outcrop of Piedra Lumbre Formation along highway from Dixon to Picuris Pueblo, New Mexico, USA
TypeFormation
Unit ofTrampas Group
UnderliesMarquenas Formation
OverliesPilar Formation
Thickness300 m (980 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySchist
OtherQuartzite
Location
Coordinates36°12′32″N 105°49′33″W / 36.2088292°N 105.8257916°W / 36.2088292; -105.8257916
RegionPicuris Mountains, New Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forCanada de Piedra Lumbre
Named byLong
Year defined1976
Piedra Lumbre Formation is located in the United States
Piedra Lumbre Formation
Piedra Lumbre Formation (the United States)
Piedra Lumbre Formation is located in New Mexico
Piedra Lumbre Formation
Piedra Lumbre Formation (New Mexico)

The Piedra Lumbre Formation is a geologic formation that crops out in the Picuris Mountains of northern New Mexico. Detrital zircon geochronology yields a maximum age of 1475 million years, corresponding to the Calymmian period.

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Piedra Lumbre Formation

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The Piedra Lumbre Formation is a geologic formation that crops out in the Picuris Mountains of northern New Mexico. Detrital zircon geochronology yields...

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Pilar Formation

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than the Rinconada Formation. This suggests that the Pilar Formation and Piedra Lumbre Formation should be removed from the Hondo Group (and placed in the...

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Marquenas Formation

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that the Pilar Formation and Piedra Lumbre Formation should be removed from the Hondo Group, and grouped with the Marquenas Formation as sediments deposited...

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Trampas Group

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Hondo Group. The formations included in the Trampas Group are the Pilar Formation, a carbonaceous phyllite, and the Piedra Lumbre Formation, which is primarily...

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Hondo Group

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Quartzite. The Piedra Lumbre Formation likewise contains zircons dated to 1425 Mya. This suggests that the Pilar Formation and Piedra Lumbre Formation should...

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Arizpe Municipality

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River. The most important streams of the municipality of Arizpe are: Piedras de Lumbre, Cuevas, San Cristóbal, Agua Caliente, Basochuca, Toro Muerto, Nogalitos...

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