Santa Fe Formation

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geologic formation sedimentary formation volcaniclastic formation

The Santa Fe Formation is a geologic unit of sedimentary and volcanic deposits in New Mexico that records the infilling and tectonic evolution of the Rio Grande rift region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic formation ⓘ
sedimentary formation ⓘ
volcaniclastic formation ⓘ
associatedWith Rio Grande River NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains alluvial fan deposits ⓘ
fluvial deposits ⓘ
lacustrine deposits ⓘ
volcaniclastics ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
geologicAge Cenozoic ⓘ
lithology sedimentary rocks ⓘ
volcanic deposits ⓘ
volcaniclastic sediments ⓘ
locatedIn New Mexico ⓘ
Rio Grande rift NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedFor Santa Fe, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
overlies older pre-rift rocks ⓘ
partOf Rio Grande rift basin fill ⓘ
records infilling of the Rio Grande rift ⓘ
tectonic evolution of the Rio Grande rift region ⓘ
region north-central New Mexico ⓘ
studiedIn stratigraphy of the Rio Grande rift ⓘ
tectonicSetting continental rift ⓘ
usedFor interpreting basin subsidence history ⓘ
reconstructing rift evolution ⓘ

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Espanola Basin → contains → Santa Fe Formation ⓘ
subject surface form: Española Basin