- Usage in publication:
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- Cano member
- Modifications:
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- Original reference
- AAPG geologic province:
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- San Juan basin
Summary:
Pg. 463 (fig. 2), 466, pl. 1. Cano member of Mesaverde formation. Massive sandstone interbedded in Mancos shale. First massive sandstone characteristic of Mesaverde in area. Thickness increases southward from 25 feet in Arroyo Pinovetito to at least 225 feet southeast of Hogan. [Age is Late Cretaceous.]
[Present only in Tongue Valley, north-central NM.]
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 611).
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