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- Berenda limestones
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- Original reference
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- Limestone
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Orogrande basin
Keyes, C.R., 1906, Carboniferous formations of New Mexico: Journal of Geology, v. 14, p. 147-154.
Summary:
Pg. 147-154. Applied Berenda limestones to limestones said to underlie Lake Valley Limestone in New Mexico. Age is Mississippian.
Origin of name not stated. Probably(?) named from Berenda Valley, NM.
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 165).
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- Berenda limestone
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- Areal extent
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- Orogrande basin
Summary:
Pg. 7-21. Berenda limestone. Nodular limestones, 50 feet thick, consisting of (descending): (1) 10 feet of bluish thinly bedded cherty limestone; (2) 30 feet of gray thinly bedded limestone; (3) 10 feet of massive compact limestone. Underlies Grande limestone and overlies Bella shale. Age is Mississippian.
[Area of report in Lake Valley region, Sierra Co., NM.]
[GNC remark (US geologic names lexicon, USGS Bull. 896, p. 165): In several subsequent reports Keyes assigned his Berenda limestone to Devonian and correlated it with Martin limestone of Arizona.]
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 165).
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- Berenda limestone
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- Pedregosa basin
Summary:
Pg. 228 (table). Berenda limestone. Table shows Berenda included in Devonic of Arizona. Assigned to Linnian series. Older than Escacado limestone (new); younger than Bella shale.
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 308).
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