Salitral Formation
The Salitral Formation is a Late Triassic geologic formation found in north-central New Mexico, primarily the northwestern Jemez Mountains. It is an older subunit of the Chinle Group (or formation), overlying the Shinarump Conglomerate and underlying the Poleo Formation.
| Salitral Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
Salitral Formation at its type section, near Youngsville, New Mexico. | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Chinle Group |
| Sub-units | Piedre Lumbre Member, Youngsville Member |
| Underlies | Poleo Formation |
| Overlies | Shinarump Conglomerate |
| Thickness | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 36.1765°N 106.6894°W |
| Region | New Mexico |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Salitral Creek |
| Named by | Wood and Northrop |
| Year defined | 1946 |
Salitral Formation (the United States) Salitral Formation (New Mexico) | |
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