Glorieta Sandstone

Glorieta Sandstone
Stratigraphic range:
Glorieta Sandstone type section
TypeFormation
UnderliesSan Andres Formation
OverliesYeso Group
Thickness81 m (266 ft) (maximum)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates35°29′38″N 105°41′35″W / 35.4938°N 105.6931°W / 35.4938; -105.6931
RegionNew Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forGlorieta Pass
Named byCharles Rollin Keyes
Year defined1915
Glorieta Sandstone (New Mexico)

Outcrop map of Glorieta Sandstone in New Mexico with type location indicated

The Glorieta Sandstone is a geologic formation in New Mexico. It preserves fossils characteristic of the Kungurian age of the Permian geology.

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