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Lyons Formation

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Lyons Sandstone
Stratigraphic range: Middle Permian
Buff and pink rocks typical of the Lyons Formation seen on the right at Roxborough State Park near Littleton, Colorado
Typesedimentary
UnderliesLykins Formation
OverliesFountain Formation
Thickness50-220 ft
Lithology
Primarysandstone, conglomerate
Location
RegionDenver Basin
ExtentColorado, Wyoming
Type section
Named forLyons, Colorado

Lyons Sandstone is a geological layer formed during the Paleozoic Era, Middle Permian Period about 250 million years ago. This layer is also referred to as the Lyons Formation. It is the result of fine-grained quartz sand dunes compressing into sandstone. This layer is visible along the Front Range of the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

The stone quarried from this layer was used to build many buildings on the University of Colorado - Boulder campus.[1]

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-29. Retrieved 2011-10-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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