Cedar Mesa Sandstone

Cedar Mesa Sandstone
Stratigraphic range: Early Permian,
Cedar Mesa Formation at its type location, capping Cedar Mesa, Utah
TypeGeological member
Unit ofCutler Formation
UnderliesOrgan Rock Shale
OverliesElephant Canyon Formation
Halgaito Member
ThicknessOver 1,000 feet (300 m)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates37°23′N 109°55′W / 37.383°N 109.917°W / 37.383; -109.917
RegionColorado Plateau
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forCedar Mesa
Named byArthur A. Baker
John B. Reeside, Jr., 1929
Cedar Mesa Sandstone (the United States)
Cedar Mesa Sandstone (Utah)

Cedar Mesa Sandstone (also known as the Cedar Mesa Formation) is a sandstone member of the Cutler Formation, found in southeast Utah, southwest Colorado, northwest New Mexico, and northeast Arizona.