Queen Formation

Queen Formation
Stratigraphic range:
TypeFormation
Unit ofArtesia Group
UnderliesSeven Rivers Formation
OverliesSan Andres Formation
Thickness500 feet (150 m)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Otherdolomite, anhydrite
Location
Coordinates32°11′28″N 104°45′18″W / 32.191°N 104.755°W / 32.191; -104.755
RegionNew Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forQueen Post Office
Named byBlanchard and Davis
Year defined1929
Queen Formation (the United States)
Queen Formation (New Mexico)

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.

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