Usage:
Vadito Group (NM)
Subunits:
In Tusas Mountains: Burned Mountain Formation, Big Rock Formation; In Picuris Mountains: Glenwoody Formation, Marquenas Formation.
Geologic age:
late Early to early Mesoproterozoic
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Named from village of Vadito, located near southeastern corner of Picuris [Mountains], and several mi south of excellent outcrops of rocks of this formation. Occurs in southern third of Picuris [Mountains], Taos Co., [Carson National Forest area], central northern NM. Best exposures within 1 mi radius of Harding mine (Montgomery, 1953).
AAPG geologic province:
Southern Rocky Mountain region
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