Geology and Minerals

Arroyo Penasco Group

The Arroyo Penasco Group is a group of geological formations exposed in the Nacimiento, Jemez, Sandia, and Sangre de Cristo Mountains of northern New Mexico. It preserves fossils characteristic of the late Mississippian.

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See also

• ▸Barnett Shale
• ▸Chichester
• ▸Herkimer diamond

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