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Geologic units in Lavaca county, Texas

Terrace deposits (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Pleistocene Holocene) at surface, covers 6 % of this area

Terrace deposits

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

Fleming Formation (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Tertiary | Miocene) at surface, covers 30 % of this area

Fleming Formation

Lithology: clay or mud; sandstone

Whitsett Formation (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Tertiary | Eocene Oligocene) at surface, covers 0.1 % of this area

Whitsett Formation

Lithology: clay or mud; sandstone; siltstone; sand

Catahoula Formation (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Tertiary | Oligocene) at surface, covers 0.8 % of this area

Catahoula Formation

Lithology: mudstone; sand; tuff; sandstone; conglomerate

Goliad Formation (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Tertiary | Miocene) at surface, covers 19 % of this area

Goliad Formation

Lithology: clay or mud; sandstone; mudstone; carbonate; limestone; conglomerate

Willis Formation (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Tertiary | Pliocene) at surface, covers 15 % of this area

Willis Formation

Lithology: clay or mud; silt; sand; gravel

Lissie Formation (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Pleistocene-Middle) at surface, covers 14 % of this area

Lissie Formation

Lithology: sand; silt; clay or mud

Oakville Sandstone (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Tertiary | Miocene) at surface, covers 10 % of this area

Oakville Sandstone

Lithology: sandstone; clay or mud

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

alluvium

Lithology: sand; silt; clay or mud; gravel