Coronado Sandstone
The Coronado Sandstone is a geologic formation that is exposed in eastern Arizona and western New Mexico. It is Cambrian in age based on its position in the stratigraphic column.
| Coronado Sandstone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | El Paso Formation |
| Overlies | Precambrian basement |
| Thickness | 536 feet (163 m) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 33.130°N 109.402°W |
| Region | Arizona, New Mexico |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Coronado Mountain |
| Named by | W. Lindgren |
| Year defined | 1905 |
Coronado Sandstone (the United States) Coronado Sandstone (Arizona) | |
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