Exeter Sandstone

The Exeter Sandstone is a geologic formation exposed in northeastern New Mexico. Its age is poorly controlled, but it is thought to have been deposited during the middle Jurassic.

Exeter Sandstone
Stratigraphic range:
Exeter Formation capping Steamboat Butte, New Mexico, US
TypeFormation
Unit ofDockum Group
UnderliesBell Ranch Formation
OverliesSheep Pen Sandstone
Thickness24 meters (79 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates36.9756°N 103.2060°W / 36.9756; -103.2060
RegionColorado
New Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forExter Post Office
Named byW.T. Lee
Year defined1902
Exeter Sandstone (the United States)
Exeter Sandstone (New Mexico)
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