Zuni Sandstone

Zuni Sandstone
Stratigraphic range:
Type locality of Zuni Sandstone at Dowa Yalanne
TypeFormation
Sub-unitsSan Rafael Group
UnderliesDakota Formation
OverliesChinle Group. Wingate Sandstone
Thickness150 m (490 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates35°03′09″N 108°47′45″W / 35.0525°N 108.7957°W / 35.0525; -108.7957
RegionNew Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forZuni Plateau
Named byClarence Dutton
Year defined1885
Zuni Sandstone (the United States)
Zuni Sandstone (New Mexico)

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.