Carmel Formation

Carmel Formation
Stratigraphic range: Bajocian–Callovian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Carmel Formation at its type location, Mount Carmel, Utah
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	San Rafael Group
Underlies	Entrada Sandstone
Overlies	Navajo Sandstone, Temple Cap Formation, Nugget Sandstone
Thickness	From 200 feet (60 m) to 1,000 feet (300 m)[1]
Lithology
Primary	Mudstone
Other	Sandstone, siltstone, limestone
Location
Coordinates	37°15′04″N 112°39′47″W / 37.251°N 112.663°W / 37.251; -112.663
Region	Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, north east Arizona and New Mexico
Country	US
Type section
Named for	Mount Carmel
Named by	Gilluly and Reeside
Year defined	1928
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The Carmel Formation is a geologic formation in the San Rafael Group that is spread across the U.S. states of Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, north east Arizona and New Mexico. Part of the Colorado Plateau, this formation was laid down in the Middle Jurassic during the late Bajocian, through the Bathonian and into the early Callovian stages.^[2]