Holder Formation

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Holder Formation
Stratigraphic range: Gzhelian
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Type Formation
Underlies Bursum Formation
Overlies Beeman Formation
Thickness850 ft (260 m)
Lithology
Primary Limestone
Other Shale
Location
Coordinates 32°49′19″N105°52′26″W / 32.822°N 105.874°W / 32.822; -105.874
Region New Mexico
Country United States
Type section
Named forHolder Ridge
Named byL.C. Pray
Year defined1954
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Holder Formation (the United States)
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Holder Formation (New Mexico)

The Holder Formation is a geologic formation in the Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the late Pennsylvanian. [1]

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Description

The Holder Formation consists of limestone, red and gray calcareous shale, sandstone, and conglomerate. The maximum thickness is 850 ft (260 m). [1] The formation overlies the Beeman Formation [1] and is overlain by the Laborcita Formation. [2]

The formation is interpreted as a shallow-shelf marine formation of Virgilian (latest Pennsylvanian) age [3] during a global ice age. [4]

Fossils

Bioherms are present at the base of the formation. [1] These are up to 50–75 feet (15–23 meters) thick. [3] They are composed of uncalcified cup-shaped phylloid (leaf-like [5] ) algae surrounded by masses of beresellid algae. [4]

History of investigation

The unit was first named by Lloyd C. Pray in 1954 [1] and a type section was designated in 1959. [6] Pray originally assigned the formation to the Magdalena Group, but the Magdalena Group has subsequently been abandoned. [3] [2]

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