Earth and Planetary Sciences ETDs
Publication Date
5-25-1960
Abstract
The Upper Cretaceous Farmington sandstone is found only in northwestern New Mexico and Southwestern Colorado. The Farmington sandstone is the middle member of the Kirtland shale, there being a Kirtland shale member above and below it. This sandstone unit appears as an extensive wedge in the Kirtland shale and thins northward, southward, and southeastward from Townships 30-31 North, Ranges 9-13 West. The thickness of the Farmington sandstone ranges from 27 to 818 feet within the area of this thesis. The unit is correlative with parts of the Vermejo formation of the Raton basin and the Fox Hills formation of the Great Plains. Paleontological evidence indicates that the Farmington sandstone is of Montanan age.
Degree Name
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Level of Degree
Masters
Department Name
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
First Committee Member (Chair)
N/A
Second Committee Member
N/A
Third Committee Member
Roger Yates Anderson
Language
English
Document Type
Thesis
Recommended Citation
Dilworth, Ottis L.. "Upper Cretaceous Farmington Sandstone of Northeastern San Juan County, New Mexico." (1960). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/eps_etds/146
Isopachous Map of the Farmington Sandstone
DILWORTH-MAP-2.pdf (5118 kB)
Stratigraphic Cross Section, Farmington Sandstone, Northeastern San Juan County, New Mexico
DILWORTH-MAP-3-COMPLETE.jpg (70747 kB)
Isopachous Map of the Kirtland Shale (and McDermott Formation)
DILWORTH_MAP_4_PHOTOSHOP.jpg (50864 kB)
Farmington Sandstone Stratigraphic Cross Section A - A' (South-North)
DILWORTH-MAP-5-Complete.jpg (60035 kB)
Farmington Sandstone Stratigraphic Cross Section B-B' (Southwest-Northeast)
DILWORTH_MAP_6_PHOTOSHOP.jpg (158383 kB)
Farmington Sandstone Stratigraphic Cross Section C-C' (West-East)
DILWORTH_MAP_7_PHOTOSHOP.jpg (162812 kB)
Farmington Sandstone Stratigraphic Cross Section D-D' (Northwest-Southeast)
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