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Geologic Unit: Glorieta

Usage:

Glorieta Sandstone (AZ,NM*,OK,TX)
Glorieta Sandstone of San Andres Group (NM)
Glorieta Formation (NM)
Glorieta Sandstone Member of San Andres Formation (NM)


Geologic age:

early Permian (Leonardian)*


Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:

Type section: Glorieta Mesa 1 mi west of village of Rowe, in south-central part T. 15 N., R. 12 E., [in vicinity of Lat. 35 deg. 29 min. 32 sec. N., Long. 105 deg. 41 min. 36 sec. W., Rowe 7.5-min quadrangle], San Miguel Co., central northern NM (Needham and Bates, 1943).


AAPG geologic province:

Estancia basin*
Las Vegas-Raton basin*
Orogrande basin*
Palo Duro basin*
San Juan basin*


For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.

Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.

"No current usage" (†) implies that a name has been abandoned or has fallen into disuse. Former usage and, if known, replacement name given in parentheses ( ).

Slash (/) indicates name conflicts with nomenclatural guidelines (CSN, 1933; ACSN, 1961, 1970; NACSN, 1983, 2005, 2021). May be explained within brackets ([ ]).