Paleozoic formations
Bolsa Quartzite(Middle Cambrian)
coarse-grained quartzite, some basal conglomerate
colors variable: white to pink to dark orange-red
maximum. thickness- 131 m views of
Bolsa Quartzite photo of Bolsa
Quartzite-from Southern Arizona Fossils references-
Bolsa Quartzite in Geology of the Bisbee, Arizona Quadrangle, F.L. Ransome, page
28-
*Heindl, L.A., and Mc Clymonds, N.E., 1964, Younger Precambrian formations
and the Bolsa (?) Quartzite of
Cambrian age, Papago Indian Reservation, Arizona:
in- Geological Survey research 1964,
USGS Prof. Paper 501-C, p. C43-C49.
*Krieger, M.H., 1961, Troy quartzite (younger Precambrian) and Bolsa and
Abrigo formations, northern Galiuro
Mountains, southeastern Arizona: USGS Prof.
Paper 424-C, p.C-160.
Abrigo Formation (Upper Cambrian)
limestone, cherty limestone to calcareous shale
sometimes contains glauconite
maximum. thickness- 235 m views of Abrigo
Formation references *Ransome,
F.L.,Abrigo
Formation in Geology of the Bisbee, Arizona Quadrangle, page 30- *Krieger, M.H., 1961, Troy quartzite (younger Precambrian) and Bolsa and
Abrigo formations, northern Galiuro
Mountains, southeastern Arizona: USGS Prof.
Paper 424-C, p.C-160.
*Wiese, J.H., 1940, Study of the Abrigo limestone, Arizona (abstr.): Geol.
Soc. America Bull., v.51, p.1964.
Martin Limestone (Middle and Upper Devonian)
dark-gray limestones and pink calcareous shales
weathers as a slope-former views of
Martin Limestone fossils from the Martin
Formation-from Southern Arizona Fossils
maximum thickness- 95 m references- *Ransome, F.l.,Martin
Limestone in Geology of the Bisbee Quadrangle, F.L. Ransome, page 33- *Pye, W.D, 1959, Silurian and
Devonian Stratigraphy, Southeastern Arizona and Southwestern New Mexico: Southern Arizona Guidebook II, L.A Heindl, ed. Arizona Geological
Society, p. 25-29.
*Cox, L.J., 1996, Structure contour map on the Martin Formation (Devonian)
in the Sierrita-Mogollon Corridor Study
Area, Arizona-New Mexico: USGS Misc.
Inv. Map I-2401-B (1:250,000).
*Johnson, H.G., 1991, A new fish fauna from the upper Devonian Martin
Formation, Mount Elden, northern Arizona: M.S.
thesis, Northern Arizona Univ.,
Flagstaff.
*Le Mone, D.V., 1959, The Devonian stratigraphy of Cochise, Pima, Santa Cruz
Counties, Arizona and Hidalgo County,
New Mexico: M.S. thesis, Univ. of Arizona,
Tucson, 108 p.
*Langenheim, R.L., Jr., 1957, Critical Upper Devonian faunule from Cochise
County, Arizona (abstr.): GSA Bull., v.68,
no.12, p.1833.
*Tabmazian, G.A., 1964, Petrography of the Troy and Martin clastic sequence
at Roosevelt Dam, Gila County, Arizona:
M.S. thesis, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson,
95 p.
*Willden, C.R., 1960, Sedimentary iron-formation in the Devonian Martin
formation Christmas quadrangle, Arizona: USGS
Prof. Paper.
*Williams, H.S., 1904, Note on the Devonian fossils (of the Bisbee
quadrangle): USGS Prof. Paper 21, p.35-42.
*Wright, J.J., 1964, Petrology of the Devonian rocks in eastern Pima and
Cochise Counties, Arizona: Ph.D., Univ. of
Arizona, Tucson, 151 p.
Black Prince Limestone (Upper Mississippian/Lower Pennsylvanian)
limestone with basal pebbly mudstone
maximum thickness- 50 m references-
*Nations, J.D., 1961, The Black Prince Limestone of southeastern Arizona:
M.S. Thesis, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, 52 p.
*Nations, J.D., 1963, Evidence for a Morrowan age for the Black Prince
Limestone of southeastern Arizona: Jour.
Paleontology, v.37, n.6, p.1252-1264.
Earp Formation (Pennsylvanian)
thin shaly limestones, reddish shales, massive limestone and dolomite that
weathers orange or reddish
part of Naco Group
maximum thickness- 300 m fossils of the Earp
Formation- from Southern Arizona Fossils references-
*Dubin, D.J., 1964, Fusulinid fauna from the type area of the Earp
formation, Permo-Pennsylvanian, Cochise County,
Arizona: M.S. Thesis, University
of Arizona, 102 p.
*Lodewick, R.E., 1970, The petrology and stratigraphy of the Earp Formation,
Pima and Cochise Counties, Arizona:
Ph.D., University of Arizona, 194 p.
*Rea, D.K., 1967, Stratigraphy of the red chert pebble conglomerate in the Earp
Formation, southeastern Arizona:
M.S., University of Arizona, Tucson, 116 p.
*Rea, D.K., and Bryant, D.L., 1968, Permian red chert-pebble conglomerate in
the Earp Formation of southeastern
Arizona: Amer. Assoc. Petroleum Geologists,
Bull. (?)
Colina Limestone
(Permian)
dense, black limestone with some major beds of shale and sandstone
often contains small fossil snail shells
part of Naco Group
maximum thickness- 193 m views of
the Colina Limestone references-
*Wilt, J.C., 1969, Petrography and stratigraphy of the Colina limestone
(Permian) in Cochise County, Arizona: M.S.
thesis, University of Arizona.
Epitaph Dolomite(Permian)
dolomite with knots of silica, limestone, red shale, thin sandy layers
part of Naco group
maximum thickness- 239 m references-
*Patch, S., 1969, Petrology and stratigraphy of the Epitaph Dolomite
(Permian) in Tombstone Hills, Cochise County,
Arizona: M.S. thesis: Univ. of
Arizona, Tucson, 42 p.
Scherrer Formation(Permian)
red siltstone, dolomitic limestone, massive sandstone
maximum thickness- 200 m references-
*Luepke, G., 1967, Petrology and stratigraphy of the Scherrer Formation
(Permian) in Cochise County, Arizona: M.S.
thesis, University of Arizona, 52 p.
Concha Formation(Permian)
light gray cherty limestone with some sand layers at base
part of Naco Group
maximum thickness- 39 m fossils of the Concha
Formation- from Southern Arizona Fossils references-
*Bryant, D.L., and Mc Clymonds, N.E., 1961, Permian Concha Limestone and
Rainvalley Formation, southeastern
Arizona: Amer. Assoc. Petr. Geologists Bull.,
v.45, n.8, p.1324-1333.
*Ervin, M.T., 1986, The origin of chert in the Concha Limestone (Permian) of
southeastern Arizona: M.S. thesis, Univ. of
Arizona, Tucson, 87 p.
Rainvalley Formation(Permian)
limestones and dolomites, some sandstone
part of Naco Group
maximum thickness- 120 m fossils of the
Rainvalley Formation- from Southern Arizona Fossils references-
*Bryant, D.L., and Mc Clymonds, N.E., 1961, Permian Concha Limestone and
Rainvalley Formation, southeastern
Arizona: Amer. Assoc. Petr. Geologists Bull.,
v.45, n.8, p.1324-1333.
Glance Conglomerate(Lower Cretaceous)
poorly bedded conglomerate with fragments of Naco Group limestones, sandstone,
purple to green shaly sandstones
maximum thickness- variable views of
Glance Conglomerate references- Glance
Conglomerate in the Geology of the Bisbee, Arizona quadrangle, F.L. Ransome,
page 57- *Bilodeau, W.L., 1978, The Glance Conglomerate, a lower Cretaceous
syntectonic deposit in southeastern Arizona:
in- Callender, J.F., Wilt, J.C.,
and Clemons, R.G., eds., Land of Cochise: New Mexico Geol. Soc. 29th Field
Conference Guidebook, p. 209-214.
*Bilodeau. W.L., 1978, The Glance Conglomerate: a mid-Mesozoic group of
isolated alluvial fan complexes in
southeastern Arizona (abstr): GSA Abstr. with Prog., v.10, p.96.
*Vedder, L.K., 1984, Stratigraphic relationship between the late Jurassic
Canelo-Hills volcanics and the Glance
Conglomerate, Southeast Arizona: M.S.,
Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, 129 p.
Mural Limestone(Lower Cretaceous)
thin-bedded limestone, shale and sandstone, massive limestone, thin-bedded
shale, sandstone, mudstone, limestone
weathers as a cliff-former
contains large fossil clam and coiled snail shells views of Mural
Limestone maximum thickness- 200 m references- Mural Limestone
in Geology of the Bisbee, Arizona Quadrangle, F.L. Ransome, page 65- *Hayes, P.T., and Landis, E.R., 1961, Lower member of Mural Limestone of
Early Cretaceous age, Bisbee quadrangle,
Arizona: in: Short papers in the
geologic and hydrologic sciences, Articles 1-146, USGS Prof. Paper 424-B, p.
B125-B127.
*Roybal, G.W., 1979, Facies relationships on a patch reef of the Mural
Limestone in southeast Arizona: M.S. thesis,
University of Arizona, 76 p.
Gila Conglomerate(Pliocene)
conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone, local limestone, tuffs, basalt flows,
volcanic sediments
maximum thickness- 800+ m
St. David Formation(Upper Pliocene to Pleistocene)
silts and clays, fresh-water laid pyroclastics and paleosols
maximum thickness- 180 m
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part B-references on generalized
stratigraphy overviews PRECAMBRIAN *Silver, L.T., 1978, Precambrian formations and Precambrian history in
Cochise County, southeastern Arizona: in:
Callender, J.T., Wilt, J.C., and
Clemons, R.E., Socorroo, New Mexico Geological Society,
29th Field Conf.
Guidebook, p.157-164.
PALEOZOIC *Gilluly, J., Cooper, J.R., and Williams, J.S., 1954, Late Paleozoic
stratigraphy of Cochise County, Arizona: USGS Prof.
Paper 266, 49p.
*Keyes, C.R., 1942, Synonymy of Naco limestone of Bisbee, Arizona: Pan. Am.
Geol., v.77, n.2, p.155-156,
*Kottlowski, F.E., 1960, Summary of Pennsylvanian sections in southwestern
New Mexico and southeastern Arizona:
New Mexico Bur. Mines & Min. Res. Bull.66,
187 p.
*Williams, F., 1941, Fusulinid fauna of the Naco limestone near Bisbee,
Arizona: Univ. Illinois, Thesis.
MESOZOIC *Hayes, P.T., 1970, Mesozoic stratigraphy of the Mule and Huachuca
Mountains, Arizona: USGS Prof. Paper 658-A, 28 p.
*Konishi, K., 1962, Some early Cretaceous algae from Cochise County,
Arizona: Micropaleo, v.8, n.1, p.67-77.
*Stoyanow, A.A., 1949, Lower Cretaceous stratigraphy in southeastern
Arizona: Geol. Soc. Amer. Mem. 38.
CENOZOIC *Gray, R.S., 1965, Late Cenozoic sediments in the San Pedro Valley near St.
David, Arizona: Ph.D., University of Arizona, 198p.
*Grimm, J.P., 1978, Cenozoic pisolitic limestones of Pima and Cochise
Counties: M.S. thesis, University of Arizona, 60 p.
*Heindl, L.A., 1962, Cenozoic geology of Arizona- A 1960 resume: Ariz. Geol.
Soc. Digest, v. V, p.9-24.
Stratigraphy of Southeastern Arizona