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Geologic units in Palo Pinto county, Texas

Mineral Wells Formation (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian [Missouri]) at surface, covers 18 % of this area

Mineral Wells Formation

Lithology: sandstone; limestone; conglomerate; shale

Wolf Mountain Shale (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian [Missouri]) at surface, covers 9 % of this area

Wolf Mountain Shale

Lithology: shale; sandstone; limestone

Winchell Limestone (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian [Missouri]) at surface, covers 10 % of this area

Winchell Limestone

Lithology: limestone; shale

Quaternary deposit, undivided (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary) at surface, covers 1 % 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

Palo Pinto Formation (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian [Missouri]) at surface, covers 18 % of this area

Palo Pinto Formation

Lithology: sandstone; shale; limestone

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

Terrace deposits

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

Mingus Formation (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian [Des Moines]) at surface, covers 6 % of this area

Mingus Formation

Lithology: shale; sandstone; limestone; coal

Twin Mountains Formation (Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Early) at surface, covers 1 % of this area

Twin Mountains Formation

Lithology: sandstone; claystone; conglomerate

Glen Rose Limestone (Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Early) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Glen Rose Limestone

Lithology: limestone; clay or mud; sandstone; conglomerate

Thrifty and Graham Formations, undivided (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian-Late [Virgil]) at surface, covers 1 % of this area

Thrifty and Graham Formations, undivided

Lithology: shale; sandstone; limestone; mudstone; conglomerate

Home Creek Limestone and Colony Creek Shale, undivided (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian [Missouri]) at surface, covers 3 % of this area

Home Creek Limestone and Colony Creek Shale, undivided

Lithology: shale; limestone; sandstone

Brazos River Formation (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian [Des Moines]) at surface, covers 11 % of this area

Brazos River Formation

Lithology: sandstone; conglomerate

Lazy Bend Formation (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian [Des Moines]) at surface, covers 0.6 % of this area

Lazy Bend Formation

Lithology: shale; sandstone; limestone

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

alluvium

Lithology: sand; silt; clay or mud; gravel

Ranger Limestone and Placid Creek Shale, undivided (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian [Missouri]) at surface, covers 7 % of this area

Ranger Limestone and Placid Creek Shale, undivided

Lithology: shale; limestone

Grindstone Creek Formation, expanded (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian [Des Moines]) at surface, covers 7 % of this area

Grindstone Creek Formation, expanded

Lithology: shale; sandstone; limestone