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Red House Formation
Geologic formation in New Mexico, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Red House Formation is a geologic formation found in the Caballo Mountains in New Mexico.[1] It preserves fossils dating back to the middle to late Pennsylvanian.[2]
Quick Facts Type, Underlies ...
Red House Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Bashkirian–Moscovian | |
![]() 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 | 33.018265°N 107.238855°W / 33.018265; -107.238855 |
Region | New Mexico |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Red House Mountain |
Named by | V.C. Kelley and Caswell Silver |
Year defined | 1952 |
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