Geologic Unit: Magdalena

Usage:

Magdalena Formation (NM*,TX*)
Magdalena Group (NM*,TX)
[†Magdalena Group, or †Magdalena Formation, not used by the NM Geol. Survey.]

Subunits:

GROUP STATUS (alphabetical): Bar B Formation (NM*), Bursum Formation (NM*), Madera Formation (NM*) or Madera Limestone (NM*), Nakaye Formation (NM*), Oswaldo Formation (NM*) or Oswaldo Limestone (NM*), Panther Seep Formation (NM*,TX?), Red House Formation (NM*), Syrena Formation (NM*).
FORMATION STATUS (alphabetical) --all in NM*,TX*: Berino Member, Bishop Cap Member, La Tuna Member.

Geologic age:

Pennsylvanian to early Permian*

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

Named from development in Magdalena Mountains, Soccorro Co., southwestern NM (US geologic names lexicons, USGS Bull. 896, 1200).

AAPG geologic province:

Basin-and-Range province*
Estancia basin*
Las Vegas-Raton basin*
Orogrande basin*
San Juan basin*
San Luis basin