Menefee Formation
The Menefee Formation is a lower Campanian geologic formation found in Colorado and New Mexico, United States.
| Menefee Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
Menefee Formation in road cut at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Mesaverde Group |
| Sub-units | Cleary Coal Member, Allison Member |
| Underlies | Cliff House Sandstone |
| Overlies | Point Lookout Sandstone |
| Thickness | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | sandstone, shale |
| Other | coal< |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 37°19′37″N 108°14′56″W |
| Region | Colorado New Mexico |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Menefee Mountain (37°19′37″N 108°14′56″W) |
| Named by | A.J.Collier |
| Year defined | 1919 |
Menefee Formation (the United States) Menefee Formation (Colorado) | |
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