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525: 291: 263: 539: 298: 270: 642:"Stratigraphy of middle and upper Pleistocene fluvial deposits of the Rio Grande (post-Santa Fe Group) and the geomorphic development of the Rio Grande Valley, Northern Albuquerque Basin, Central New Mexico" 552: 641: 730: 262: 290: 708:; Williamson, T.E.; Sobus, J. (1988). "Late Pleistocene (Rancholabrean) mammals from the Edith Formation, Albuquerque, New Mexico". 670:"Geomorphology and stratigraphy of inset fluvial deposits along the Rio Grande valley in the central Albuquerque Basin, New Mexico" 740: 735: 172: 348:
The Edith Formation consists of a single upward fining sequence, with a gravel base and overlying sandy to muddy
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brown gravel, sand, and sandy clay. A typical composition for the basal gravel is 30%
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geology of Albuquerque in 1968, and named for nearby Edith Boulevard.
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The formation was initially interpreted as a late Pleistocene
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Quaternary stratigraphy of the Albuquerque area, New Mexico
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Connell, S.D.; Love, D.W.; Dunbar, N.W. (February 2007).
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in New Mexico
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It is poorly to moderately 731:Quaternary formations of New Mexico 277:Edith Formation (the United States) 37:Late Pleistocene–Middle Pleistocene 13: 597:Lucas, Williamson & Sobus 1988 18:A geologic formation in New Mexico 14: 757: 710:The New Mexico Journal of Science 537: 523: 296: 289: 268: 261: 39: 624:Connell, Love & Dunbar 2007 471:North American land mammal age 343: 1: 633: 462:The Edith Formation contains 457: 280:Show map of the United States 563: 305:Edith Formation (New Mexico) 140:10–40 feet (3.0–12.2 m) 7: 516: 10: 762: 741:Paleontology in New Mexico 558:Paleontology in New Mexico 427:, with a weakly developed 425:Sierra Ladrones Formations 368:, with smaller amounts of 736:Pleistocene United States 255: 247: 239: 228: 223: 213: 203: 164: 159: 149: 144: 136: 131:Sierra Ladrones Formation 122: 112: 30: 25: 501:History of investigation 582:Connell & Love 2001 338:Albuquerque, New Mexico 234:Albuquerque, New Mexico 696:Lambert, P.W. (1968). 466:characteristic of the 308:Show map of New Mexico 127:Arroyo Ojito Formation 531:Earth sciences portal 380:. It contains sparse 545:Paleontology portal 446:of the most recent 232:Edith Boulevard in 184: /  32:Stratigraphic range 677:New Mexico Geology 452:middle Pleistocene 384:of densely welded 334:geologic formation 188:35.152°N 106.658°W 378:sedimentary rocks 317: 316: 753: 746:Fluvial deposits 717: 701: 692: 690: 688: 674: 664: 662: 660: 646: 627: 621: 615: 609: 600: 594: 585: 579: 547: 542: 541: 540: 533: 528: 527: 526: 309: 300: 299: 293: 281: 272: 271: 265: 199: 198: 196: 195: 194: 193:35.152; -106.658 189: 185: 182: 181: 180: 177: 108: 38: 23: 22: 761: 760: 756: 755: 754: 752: 751: 750: 721: 720: 686: 684: 672: 658: 656: 644: 636: 631: 630: 622: 618: 610: 603: 595: 588: 580: 571: 566: 543: 538: 536: 529: 524: 522: 519: 503: 460: 411:is marked by a 346: 321:Edith Formation 313: 312: 311: 310: 307: 306: 303: 302: 301: 284: 283: 282: 279: 278: 275: 274: 273: 192: 190: 186: 183: 178: 175: 173: 171: 170: 107: 106: 105: 104: 99: 94: 89: 84: 79: 74: 69: 64: 59: 54: 49: 44: 36: 35: 26:Edith Formation 19: 12: 11: 5: 759: 749: 748: 743: 738: 733: 719: 718: 702: 693: 665: 635: 632: 629: 628: 616: 601: 586: 568: 567: 565: 562: 561: 560: 555: 549: 548: 534: 518: 515: 502: 499: 459: 456: 386:Bandelier Tuff 345: 342: 315: 314: 304: 295: 294: 288: 287: 286: 285: 276: 267: 266: 260: 259: 258: 257: 256: 253: 252: 249: 245: 244: 241: 237: 236: 230: 226: 225: 221: 220: 215: 211: 210: 205: 201: 200: 168: 162: 161: 157: 156: 151: 147: 146: 142: 141: 138: 134: 133: 124: 120: 119: 114: 110: 109: 102: 101: 100: 95: 90: 85: 80: 75: 70: 65: 60: 55: 50: 45: 40: 28: 27: 17: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 758: 747: 744: 742: 739: 737: 734: 732: 729: 728: 726: 715: 711: 707: 703: 699: 694: 682: 678: 671: 666: 654: 650: 643: 638: 637: 625: 620: 613: 608: 606: 598: 593: 591: 583: 578: 576: 574: 569: 559: 556: 554: 551: 550: 546: 535: 532: 521: 514: 512: 508: 498: 496: 495: 490: 489: 484: 483: 478: 477: 472: 469: 468:Rancholabrean 465: 455: 453: 449: 445: 440: 438: 434: 430: 426: 422: 419:rests on the 418: 417:unconformably 414: 410: 406: 402: 398: 394: 389: 387: 383: 379: 375: 371: 367: 366:volcanic rock 363: 359: 355: 351: 341: 339: 336:exposed near 335: 332: 329: 326: 322: 292: 264: 254: 250: 246: 242: 238: 235: 231: 227: 222: 219: 218:United States 216: 212: 209: 206: 202: 197: 169: 167: 163: 158: 155: 152: 148: 143: 139: 135: 132: 128: 125: 121: 118: 115: 111: 98: 93: 88: 83: 78: 73: 68: 63: 58: 53: 48: 43: 33: 29: 24: 21: 16: 713: 709: 697: 685:. 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Stratigraphic range
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Formation
Arroyo Ojito Formation
Sierra Ladrones Formation
Gravel
Coordinates
35°09′07″N 106°39′29″W / 35.152°N 106.658°W / 35.152; -106.658
New Mexico
United States
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Edith Formation is located in the United States
Edith Formation is located in New Mexico
fluvial
gravel
Pleistocene
geologic formation
Albuquerque, New Mexico
floodplain

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