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  • Usage in publication:
    • Canjilon till
  • Modifications:
    • Original reference
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Till
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • San Juan basin
Publication:

Smith, H.T.U., 1938, Tertiary geology of the Abiquiu quadrangle, New Mexico: Journal of Geology, v. 46, no. 7, p. 933-965.


Summary:

Pg. 937 (fig. 4), 959. Canjilon till. Oldest of 7 Quaternary formations in area. Underlies Canones andesite (new); Quaternary formations overlie pre-Quaternary rocks with angular unconformity. Age is Quaternary.
[Type locality not designated.] Occurs in Abiquiu quadrangle, Rio Arriba Co., north-central NM.

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 609); supplemental information from GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Denver GNULEX).


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