Zuni Sandstone
| Zuni Sandstone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
Type locality of Zuni Sandstone at Dowa Yalanne | |
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | San Rafael Group |
| Underlies | Dakota Formation |
| Overlies | Chinle Group. Wingate Sandstone |
| Thickness | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 35°03′09″N 108°47′45″W / 35.0525°N 108.7957°W |
| Region | New Mexico |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Zuni Plateau |
| Named by | Clarence Dutton |
| Year defined | 1885 |
The Zuni Sandstone is a geologic formation in west-central New Mexico. It marks the southernmost limit of Jurassic fluvial and lacustrine sedimentary formations, which pinch out to leave a single sandstone body.