Trinidad Sandstone

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Trinidad Sandstone is a geologic rock formation known for its prominent sandstone layers exposed in parts of the southern Rocky Mountain region of the United States.

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Trinidad Sandstone canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic formation
sedimentary rock unit
color light-colored
contains cross-bedded sandstone
invertebrate fossils
marine fossils
trace fossils
country United States of America
surface form: United States
depositionalEnvironment deltaic
nearshore marine
shoreface
economicUse building stone
construction material
exposedIn Raton Basin NERFINISHED
northeastern New Mexico
southeastern Colorado
geologicAge Cretaceous
Late Cretaceous
grainSize fine- to medium-grained
lithology sandstone
namedFor Trinidad, Colorado NERFINISHED
notableFeature prominent sandstone cliffs
well-exposed stratigraphic sections
overlies Vermejo Formation NERFINISHED
partOf Western Interior Basin NERFINISHED
region Colorado NERFINISHED
New Mexico NERFINISHED
southern Rocky Mountains
rockType clastic sedimentary rock
stratigraphicUnitOf Rocky Mountain region NERFINISHED
studiedIn Cretaceous paleoenvironments of the southern Rockies
stratigraphy of the Raton Basin
thickness tens of meters
underlies Raton Formation NERFINISHED

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Raton Basin contains Trinidad Sandstone