Cedar Mesa Sandstone
Cedar Mesa Sandstone (also known as the Cedar Mesa Formation) is a sandstone member of the Cutler Formation, found in southeast Utah, southwest Colorado, northwest New Mexico, and northeast Arizona.
| Cedar Mesa Sandstone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Permian-Early Triassic, | |
Cedar Mesa Formation at its type location, capping Cedar Mesa, Utah | |
| Type | Geological member |
| Unit of | Cutler Formation |
| Underlies | Organ Rock Shale |
| Overlies | Elephant Canyon Formation Halgaito Member |
| Thickness | Over 1,000 feet (300 m) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 37°23′N 109°55′W |
| Region | Colorado Plateau |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Cedar Mesa |
| Named by | Arthur A. Baker John B. Reeside, Jr., 1929 |
Cedar Mesa Sandstone (the United States) Cedar Mesa Sandstone (Utah) | |
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