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Geologic Unit: Bobcat Hill

Usage:

Bobcat Hill Conglomerate (AZ?,NM)


Geologic age:

Late Cretaceous to early Tertiary


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

Named from exposures on north and west sides of Bobcat Hill, near corner common to secs. 25, 26, 35, and 36, T. 24 S., R. 21 W., Hidalgo Co., southwestern NM (Gillerman, 1958).


AAPG geologic province:

Pedregosa basin


For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.

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