Geology and uranium deposits of the Lucero uplift, Valencia, Bernalillo, and Sandoval counties Page: 31
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SECTION 13:
9.5 miles S.470W. of Mesita--Section measured on
SE side of main rim projection; top of section
starts in Bluff sandstone in N M- NE- IEI Sec. 14,1
and continues ESE into SW' W} W Sec. 13,
T.8N., R.6W.F
JURASSIC: Incomplete, 403 feet thick,
Bluff sandstone: Incomplete, 37 feet thick.
7, Sandstone: gray, very fine grained, sub-
angular to subrounded, well sorted,
well cemented, low angle cross strati-
fied; (upper unit eroded)....,.....,..
Summerville formation: 139 feet thick.
6. Siltstone: red? interbedded with red,
very fine grained sandstone units 2-6
feet thick; with red mudstone "breaks"
up to 4 inches thick between the units.a
Todilto formation: 28 feet thick.
5. Limestone: light to dark gray, recry-
stallized, "crinkly"' lower part platy,
upper part more massive and contorted
by folding .. ................. .....,.
Entrada sandstone: 9 feet thick.
1+. Sandstone: bleached white, otherwise
similar to unit 3 belor.k.............
3. Sandstone: red-brown, fine grained,.
rounded to subrounded, well sorted,
low angle cross stratified...........
Carmel formation: 70 feet thick.
2. Mudstone: red, interbedded with red
siltstone.."......."........".........
Wingate sandstone: incomplete, 3+ feet thick.
1. Sandstone: red-brown, fine grained,
rounded, well sorted, cross stratified;
with medium to coarse grained, rounded,
smoky quartz grains scattered through-
out and occurring in layers up to l
inch thick...........................
TRIASSIC
Chinle formation:
Nudstono: purple, white,'and dark red;
with purple shaly siltstone beds t1-1
foot thick occurring in upper 40 feet;
only top part of Chinle is visible.Cumulative
eet Feet
37 403
139 36628 227
199
175
10471
7034
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Mirksy, Arthur & Chenoweth, William L. Geology and uranium deposits of the Lucero uplift, Valencia, Bernalillo, and Sandoval counties, report, October 27, 1952; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1393202/m1/33/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.