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Geologic units in Crane county, Texas

playa deposits (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Pleistocene Holocene) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

playa deposits

Lithology: clay or mud; silt

sand sheet deposits (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Holocene) at surface, covers 26 % of this area

sand sheet deposits

Lithology: sand; silt

Quaternary deposit, undivided (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary) at surface, covers 14 % of this area

sand, silt, clay, and gravel. locally indurated with calcium carbonate (caliche); includes point bar, natural levee, stream channel, sand dune, terrace, alluvial fan, landslide bolson and playa deposits

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

Tahoka Formation (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Pleistocene [Wisconsinan]) at surface, covers 1 % of this area

Tahoka Formation

Lithology: clay or mud; silt; sand; gravel

pond deposits (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Pleistocene) at surface, covers 0.2 % of this area

pond deposits

Lithology: silt; sand

Terrace deposits (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Pleistocene Holocene) at surface, covers 3 % of this area

Terrace deposits

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

sand deposits, undivided (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Holocene) at surface, covers 25 % of this area

sand deposits, undivided

Lithology: sand; silt

Fredericksburg Group (Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Early [Comanchean]) at surface, covers 2 % of this area

Fredericksburg Group

Lithology: limestone; mudstone; dolostone (dolomite); chert

Gatuna Formation (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Pleistocene-Middle(?)) at surface, covers 0.1 % of this area

Gatuna Formation

Lithology: sand; conglomerate; evaporite; limestone; siltstone; shale

Maxon Sandstone and Glen Rose Limestone, undivided (Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Early) at surface, covers 1 % of this area

Maxon Sandstone and Glen Rose Limestone, undivided

Lithology: sandstone; limestone

gypsite deposits (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Pleistocene Holocene) at surface, covers 1 % of this area

gypsite deposits

Lithology: evaporite

Blackwater Draw Formation (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Pleistocene) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Blackwater Draw Formation

Lithology: sand; silt; clay or mud

dune sand sheet deposits (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Holocene) at surface, covers 15 % of this area

dune sand sheet deposits

Lithology: sand; silt

alluvium (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Holocene) at surface, covers 2 % of this area

alluvium

Lithology: sand; silt; clay or mud; gravel

Dockum Group, undivided (Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Triassic-Late) at surface, covers 1 % of this area

Dockum Group

Lithology: fine-grained mixed clastic; limestone; conglomerate

caliche deposits (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Pleistocene Holocene) at surface, covers 8 % of this area

caliche deposits

Lithology: evaporite