Vadito Group

The Vadito Group is a group of geologic formations that crops out in most of the Precambrian-cored uplifts of northern New Mexico. Detrital zircon geochronology and radiometric dating give a consistent age of 1700 Mya for the group, corresponding to the Statherian period.

Vadito Group
Stratigraphic range:
Vadito Group schists in the Picuris Mountains
TypeGroup
Sub-unitsBig Rock Formation
Burned Mountain Formation
Glenwoody Formation
UnderliesHondo Group
OverliesMoppin Complex
Lithology
PrimaryMetasedimentary rock
OtherMetavolcanic rock
Location
Coordinates36.193°N 105.797°W / 36.193; -105.797
RegionPicuris and Tusas Mountains, New Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forVadito, New Mexico
Named byA. Montgomery
Year defined1953
Vadito Group (New Mexico)

Map of Vadito Group outcroppings
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