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Geologic Unit: Agua Caliente

Usage:

Agua Caliente Gabbro (NM)


Geologic age:

Mesoproterozoic


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

[Type locality not designated.] Notable exposures on one of southern tributaries of Agua Caliente Creek, Picuris area, [in sec. 33, T. 24 N., R. 11 E., and secs. 2, 3, and 12, T. 23 N., R. 11 E., Taos Co.], northern NM (Just, 1937).


AAPG geologic province:

Southern Rocky Mountain region


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