Queen Formation
The Queen Formation is a geologic formation in southeastern New Mexico and west Texas. It preserves fossils dating back to the late Guadalupian Epoch of the Permian period.
| Queen Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Artesia Group |
| Underlies | Seven Rivers Formation |
| Overlies | San Andres Formation |
| Thickness | 500 feet (150 m) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | dolomite, anhydrite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 32.191°N 104.755°W |
| Region | New Mexico |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Queen Post Office |
| Named by | Blanchard and Davis |
| Year defined | 1929 |
Queen Formation (the United States) Queen Formation (New Mexico) | |
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