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Geologic units in San Saba county, Texas

Younger granitic intrusion (preCambrian-Proterozoic) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Younger granitic intrusion

Lithology: granite; aplite; pegmatite

Honeycut Formation (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Ordovician-Early) at surface, covers 3 % of this area

Honeycut Formation

Lithology: dolostone (dolomite); limestone

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

high gravel deposits

Lithology: gravel; silt; sand

Valley Spring Gneiss (preCambrian-Proterozoic) at surface, covers 0.7 % of this area

Valley Spring Gneiss

Lithology: paragneiss; mica schist; amphibole schist

Barnett Formation, Chappel Limestone, Houy, Zesch, Bear Spring, and Stribling Formations, and Pillar Bluff Limestone, undivided (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Devonian Carboniferous Mississippian-Early Mississippian-Middle Mississippian-Late) at surface, covers 2 % of this area

Barnett Formation, Chappel Limestone, Houy, Zesch, Bear Spring, and Stribling Formations, and Pillar Bluff Limestone, undivided

Lithology: limestone; shale; phosphorite; dolostone (dolomite); chert

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

alluvium

Lithology: sand; silt; clay or mud; gravel

Packsaddle Schist (preCambrian-Proterozoic [Llano]) at surface, covers 0.2 % of this area

Packsaddle Schist

Lithology: amphibole schist; quartz-feldspar schist; mica schist; schist; amphibolite; quartzite; marble; granulite; gneiss

Wilberns Formation showing San Saba Member (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Cambrian-Furongian) at surface, covers 5 % of this area

Wilberns Formation showing San Saba Member

Lithology: dolostone (dolomite); limestone; sandstone

Strawn Group (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian-Middle [Atoka Des Moines]) at surface, covers 28 % of this area

Strawn Group

Lithology: shale; sandstone; clay or mud; sandstone; conglomerate; coal

Quaternary deposit, undivided (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary) at surface, covers 0.5 % 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

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

Travis Peak Formation

Lithology: conglomerate; sandstone; limestone

Smithwick Formation (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian-Middle [Atoka]) at surface, covers 4 % of this area

Smithwick Formation

Lithology: fine-grained mixed clastic; limestone; shale; sandstone; conglomerate

Tanyard Formation (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Ordovician-Early) at surface, covers 16 % of this area

Tanyard Formation

Lithology: limestone; dolostone (dolomite)

Gorman Formation (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic| Ordovician-Early) at surface, covers 14 % of this area

Gorman Formation

Lithology: limestone; dolostone (dolomite)

Hickory Sandstone Member (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Cambrian-Middle) at surface, covers 3 % of this area

Hickory Sandstone Member

Lithology: sandstone; sandstone; conglomerate

Marble Falls Limestone (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian [Morrow]) at surface, covers 10 % of this area

Marble Falls Limestone

Lithology: limestone; shale

Riley Formation showing Lion Mountain Sandstone and Cap Mountain Limestone Members, undivided (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Cambrian-Middle) at surface, covers 2 % of this area

Riley Formation showing Lion Mountain Sandstone and Cap Mountain Limestone Members, undivided

Lithology: limestone; sandstone; shale; siltstone

Wilberns Formation showing Point Peak, Morgan Creek Limestone, and Welge Sandstone Members, undivided (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Cambrian-Furongian) at surface, covers 3 % of this area

Wilberns Formation showing Point Peak, Morgan Creek Limestone, and Welge Sandstone Members, undivided

Lithology: limestone; medium-grained mixed clastic; conglomerate; siltstone

Terrace deposits (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Pleistocene Holocene) at surface, covers 5 % of this area

Terrace deposits

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

Edwards Limestone (Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Early) at surface, covers 0.4 % of this area

Edwards Limestone

Lithology: limestone; dolostone (dolomite); chert