Tijeras Greenstone

Tijeras Greenstone
Stratigraphic range:
Tijeras Greenschist along Old Highway 66 in Tijeras Canyon, New Mexico, US
TypeFormation
Unit ofManzano Group
UnderliesBootleg Canyon Sequence
Lithology
PrimaryGreenschist
Location
Coordinates35°04′48″N 106°24′25″W / 35.080°N 106.407°W / 35.080; -106.407
RegionSandia Mountains, New Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forTijeras Canyon
Named byKelley and Northrop
Year defined1975
Tijeras Greenstone (the United States)
Tijeras Greenstone (New Mexico)

The Tijeras Greenstone is a geologic formation in central New Mexico. It has a radiometric age of 1660 million years (Ma), corresponding to the Statherian period.