Fence Lake Formation

Fence Lake Formation
Stratigraphic range:
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesQuemado Formation
OverliesMoreno Hill Formation
Thickness230 feet (70 m)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, conglomerate
Location
Coordinates34°36′03″N 108°40′32″W / 34.6009°N 108.6756°W / 34.6009; -108.6756
RegionNew Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forFence Lake, New Mexico
Named byMcLellan, Haschke, Robinson, Carter, and Medlin
Year defined1982
Fence Lake Formation (the United States)
Fence Lake Formation (New Mexico)

The Fence Lake Formation is a geological formation in western New Mexico whose strata were deposited in the Miocene.

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