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Lake Valley Limestone
Geologic formation in New Mexico, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lake Valley Limestone is a geologic formation widely exposed in southwestern New Mexico.[1] It preserves fossils dating back to the lower to middle Mississippian.[2]
Quick Facts Type, Sub-units ...
Lake Valley Limestone | |
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Stratigraphic range: Tournaisian–Visean | |
![]() Lake Valley Limestone at its type locality, north of Lake Valley, New Mexico, USA | |
Type | Formation |
Sub-units | See text |
Overlies | Percha Shale, Caballero Formation |
Thickness | 420 ft (130 m) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 32.723°N 107.570°W / 32.723; -107.570 |
Region | New Mexico |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Lake Valley |
Named by | E.D. Cope |
Year defined | 1882 |
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