Tijeras Greenstone
The Tijeras Greenstone is a geologic formation in central New Mexico. It has a radiometric age of 1660 million years (Ma), corresponding to the Statherian period.
| Tijeras Greenstone | |
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Tijeras Greenschist along Old Highway 66 in Tijeras Canyon, New Mexico, US | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Manzano Group |
| Underlies | Bootleg Canyon Sequence |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Greenschist |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 35.080°N 106.407°W |
| Region | Sandia Mountains, New Mexico |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Tijeras Canyon |
| Named by | Kelley and Northrop |
| Year defined | 1975 |
Tijeras Greenstone (the United States) Tijeras Greenstone (New Mexico) | |
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