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NMMNH L-3251, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 35.4327,-108.566 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | New Mexico, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | McKinley County, New Mexico, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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NMMNH L-3251, Fort Wingate | Heckert A. B. (1997) | Chinle - Bluewater Creek | Adamanian LVF; radiometric dates suggest that the Chinle is entirely Norian in age. Also known as the Bluewater Creek Member of the Chinle Formation. 40 m above base of formation, 20 m below Blue Mesa Mbr, at approx. level of McGaffey Mbr (absent at this locaity) | conglomerate | 228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Recorded Fossils
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!