Cutoff Formation
The Cutoff Formation
marks a second order rise in sea level that pushed the carbonate
shelf back inboard. The Cutoff itself is a basin unit.
(Photos taken by M.
Vanden Berg)
Cuttoff (bottom)/Brushy (top)
contact, Bone Springs Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains.
Victorio Peak (bottom)/Cutoff
(top) contact, Shumard Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains.
Last updated 9/10/01
