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Geologic units in Comanche county, Texas

Paluxy Sand and Glen Rose Limestone, undivided (Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Early) at surface, covers 6 % of this area

Paluxy Sand and Glen Rose Limestone, undivided

Lithology: sandstone; limestone; claystone

Wolf Mountain Shale (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian [Missouri]) at surface, covers 1 % of this area

Wolf Mountain Shale

Lithology: shale; sandstone; limestone

Winchell Limestone (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian [Missouri]) at surface, covers 0.3 % of this area

Winchell Limestone

Lithology: limestone; shale

pre-Brazos River rocks, undivided (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian [Des Moines]) at surface, covers 3 % of this area

pre-Brazos River rocks, undivided

Lithology: mudstone; sandstone; limestone

Paluxy Sand (Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Early) at surface, covers 5 % of this area

Paluxy Sand

Lithology: sand; sandstone; limestone

Twin Mountains Formation (Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Early) at surface, covers 47 % of this area

Twin Mountains Formation

Lithology: sandstone; claystone; conglomerate

Terrace deposits (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Pleistocene Holocene) at surface, covers 0.3 % of this area

Terrace deposits

Lithology: terrace; sand; gravel; silt; clay or mud

Edwards Limestone (Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Early) at surface, covers 0.2 % of this area

Edwards Limestone

Lithology: limestone; dolostone (dolomite); chert

Walnut Clay (Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Early) at surface, covers 6 % of this area

Walnut Clay

Lithology: clay or mud; limestone; shale

Home Creek Limestone and Colony Creek Shale, undivided (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian [Missouri]) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Home Creek Limestone and Colony Creek Shale, undivided

Lithology: shale; limestone; sandstone

Glen Rose Limestone (Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Early) at surface, covers 17 % of this area

Glen Rose Limestone

Lithology: limestone; clay or mud; sandstone; conglomerate

Brazos River Formation (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian [Des Moines]) at surface, covers 2 % of this area

Brazos River Formation

Lithology: sandstone; conglomerate

Comanche Peak Limestone and Walnut Clay, undivided (Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Early) at surface, covers 0.6 % of this area

Comanche Peak Limestone and Walnut Clay, undivided

Lithology: limestone; mixed clastic/carbonate

Magdalena Formation (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian Permian (?)) at surface, covers 3 % of this area

Magdalena Formation

Lithology: limestone; shale

Antlers Sand (Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Early) at surface, covers 2 % of this area

Antlers Sand

Lithology: sand; clay or mud; conglomerate; sandstone; claystone

alluvium (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Holocene) at surface, covers 4 % of this area

alluvium

Lithology: sand; silt; clay or mud; gravel

undivided part Fredericksberg Group (Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Early) at surface, covers 2 % of this area

undivided part Fredericksberg Group

Lithology: clay or mud; limestone; mudstone; shale

Ranger Limestone and Placid Creek Shale, undivided (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian [Missouri]) at surface, covers 0.5 % of this area

Ranger Limestone and Placid Creek Shale, undivided

Lithology: shale; limestone