Rinconada Formation
The Rinconada Formation is a geologic formation that crops out in the Picuris Mountains of northern New Mexico. Detrital zircon geochronology establishes a maximum age for the Rinconada Formation of about 1723 Mya, placing it in the Statherian period of the Precambrian.
| Rinconada Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Hondo Group |
| Underlies | Pilar Formation |
| Overlies | Ortega Formation |
| Thickness | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Schist |
| Other | Quartzite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 36.2144591°N 105.8030674°W |
| Region | Picuris Mountains, New Mexico |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Village of Rinconada (36°25′43″N 106°07′02″W) |
| Named by | Just |
| Year defined | 1937 |
Rinconada Formation (the United States) Rinconada Formation (New Mexico) | |
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