Timberlake Formation

Timberlake Formation
Stratigraphic range:
TypeFormation
UnderliesBluff Creek Tuff
OverliesRingbone Formation
Cowboy Spring Formation
Thickness150 meters (490 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone conglomerate
Location
Coordinates31°36′40″N 108°37′34″W / 31.611°N 108.626°W / 31.611; -108.626
RegionNew Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forTimberlake Ranch
Named byZeller and Alper
Year defined1965
Timberlake Formation (the United States)
Timberlake Formation (New Mexico)

The Timberlake Formation is a geologic formation exposed in the Animas Mountains of southwestern New Mexico. Its age is estimated to be late Paleocene to Eocene.

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