Blue Springs Formation
The Blue Springs Formation is a geologic formation exposed in the Los Pinos Mountains of central New Mexico.
| Blue Springs Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Manzano Group |
| Overlies | Sais Quartzite |
| Thickness | 4,000 feet (1,200 m) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Schist |
| Other | Slate, siltstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 34.423°N 106.518°W |
| Region | New Mexico |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Blue Springs |
| Named by | J.T. Stark and E.C. Dapples |
| Year defined | 1946 |
Blue Springs Formation (the United States) Blue Springs Formation (New Mexico) | |
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