Usage:
Jose Creek Member of McRae Formation (NM-recognized locally in Fra Cristobal Range)
Geologic age:
Late Cretaceous
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type locality: exposures immediately east of Elephant Butte Reservoir, north of McRae Canyon, Sierra Co., southwestern NM (Bushnell, 1955).
AAPG geologic province:
Orogrande basin
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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