Usage:
Salinas Peak Member of Contadero Formation (NM)
Geologic age:
early Late Devonian (Frasnian)
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type locality: on southwest flank of Salinas Peak, in NW/4 NW/4 SE/4 sec. 7, T. 12 S., R. 4 E., Otero Co., NM. Named from Salinas Peak (Sorauf, 1984).
AAPG geologic province:
Orogrande basin
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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