Blue Springs Formation

Blue Springs Formation
Stratigraphic range:
TypeFormation
Unit ofManzano Group
OverliesSais Quartzite
Thickness4,000 feet (1,200 m)
Lithology
PrimarySchist
OtherSlate, siltstone
Location
Coordinates34°25′23″N 106°31′05″W / 34.423°N 106.518°W / 34.423; -106.518
RegionNew Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forBlue Springs
Named byJ.T. Stark and E.C. Dapples
Year defined1946
Blue Springs Formation (the United States)
Blue Springs Formation (New Mexico)

The Blue Springs Formation is a geologic formation exposed in the Los Pinos Mountains of central New Mexico.

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