Red House Formation
| Red House Formation | |
|---|---|
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Red House Formation is the darker band forming a slight slope immediately below the limestone ledges capping Timber Mountain, New Mexico, USA. | |
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Nakaye Formation |
| Overlies | Lake Valley Limestone, Percha Shale |
| Thickness | 500 ft (150 m) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Shale, claystone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 33°01′06″N 107°14′20″W / 33.018265°N 107.238855°W |
| Region | New Mexico |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Red House Mountain |
| Named by | V.C. Kelley and Caswell Silver |
| Year defined | 1952 |
The Red House Formation is a geologic formation found in the Caballo Mountains in New Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the middle to late Pennsylvanian.