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Turbeville, B.N; Waresback, Damon B; Self, Stephen (February 1989). "Lava-dome growth and explosive volcanism in the Jemez
Mountains, New Mexico: Evidence from the plio-pleistocene puye alluvial fan".
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by Roy Griggs in 1964, since the exposures he studied were consolidated enough to stand as cliffs. Griggs also designated a type section and divided the unit into an upper unnamed
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Heiken, G; Goff, F; Gardner, J N; Baldridge, W S; Hulen, J B; Nielson, D L; Vaniman, D (May 1990). "The Valles/Toledo
Caldera Complex, Jemez Volcanic Field, New Mexico".
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Kelley, Shari A.; McIntosh, William C.; Goff, Fraser; Kempter, Kirt A.; Wolff, John A.; Esser, Richard; Braschayko, Suzanne; Love, David; Gardner, Jamie N. (June 2013).
515:. The formation shows cyclicity on the scale of 5 to 30 meters representing individual eruptive pulses in the northeastern Jemez highlands. Each sequence shows marked
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Waresback, Damon B.; Turbeville, B. N. (March 1990). "Evolution of a Plio-Pleistocene volcanogenic-alluvial fan: The Puye
Formation, Jemez Mountains, New Mexico".
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is the lowest part of the formation, some 24 meters (79 ft) thick, which consists of pebbles, cobbles, and small boulders of
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changes with increased distance from the eruptive center. Deposition ceased with reduction in
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829:"Natural Attenuation of Anthropogenic Chromium in Selected Puye Formation in Regional Aquifer System of Los Alamos, New Mexico"
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with only limited volcanic debris, contrasting with the remainder of the formation. This is separated by a significant
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and a lower Totavi Lentil, named for a nearby settlement. Griggs assigned the formation to the
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Nocita, Bruce W. (October 1986). "Pedestal rocks in the
Pliocene Puye Formation, New Mexico".
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Smith, H.T.U. (1938). "Tertiary geology of the
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977:"General geohydrology of the Pajarito Plateau"
803:Bailey, R.A.; Smith, R.L.; Ross, C.S. (1969).
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477:ash (~7 million years old) in the formation.
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507:composition. There are also dacitic
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18:A geologic formation in New Mexico
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381:Puye Formation (New Mexico)
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523:due to downcutting of the
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620:History of investigation
430:The Puye Formation is a
643:Because of its diverse
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193:221 metres (725 feet)
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