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  • Usage in publication:
    • Bluewater formation
  • Modifications:
    • Original reference
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Shale
    • Sandstone
    • Conglomerate
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • San Juan basin
    • Black Mesa basin
Publication:

Talmage, S.B., and Wootton, T.P., 1937, The non-metallic mineral resources of New Mexico and their economic features (exclusive of fuels): New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources Bulletin, no. 12, 159 p.


Summary:

Pg. 30. Bluewater formation. Name applied to so-called Moenkopi of previous reports. Recognized in New Mexico and Arizona. Consists largely of red, brown, and purplish shales but includes some beds of sandstone and conglomerate. Thickness about 1,000 feet in Zuni Mountains. Not recognized east of Rio Grande. Age is Permian.
Origin of name not stated.

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 402).


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