Usage:
Palm Park Formation
Geologic age:
Tertiary
Eocene
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Valley known as Palm Park, located along the southeastern edge of Caballo area, Sierra Co., NM. However, no complete section measured, and lower part of formation dropped below surface along Palm fault. Named from Palm Park (Kelley, Silver, 1952).
AAPG geologic province:
Orogrande basin
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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