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Geologic units in Wise county, Texas

Home Creek Limestone and Colony Creek Shale, undivided (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian [Missouri]) at surface, covers 0.3 % of this area

Home Creek Limestone and Colony Creek Shale, undivided

Lithology: shale; limestone; sandstone

Thrifty and Graham Formations, undivided (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian-Late [Virgil]) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Thrifty and Graham Formations, undivided

Lithology: shale; sandstone; limestone; mudstone; conglomerate

Ranger Limestone (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian [Missouri]) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Ranger Limestone

Lithology: limestone; shale

Glen Rose Limestone (Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Early) at surface, covers 4 % of this area

Glen Rose Limestone

Lithology: limestone; clay or mud; sandstone; conglomerate

Ventioner Formation (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian [Missouri]) at surface, covers 2 % of this area

Ventioner Formation

Lithology: fine-grained mixed clastic; medium-grained mixed clastic; limestone

Willow Point Formation (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian-Late [Missouri]) at surface, covers 2 % of this area

Willow Point Formation

Lithology: limestone

Twin Mountains Formation (Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Early) at surface, covers 11 % of this area

Twin Mountains Formation

Lithology: sandstone; claystone; conglomerate

Chico Ridge Limestone (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian [Missouri]) at surface, covers 2 % of this area

Chico Ridge Limestone

Lithology: limestone

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

Terrace deposits

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

Paluxy Sand (Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Early) at surface, covers 14 % of this area

Paluxy Sand

Lithology: sand; sandstone; limestone

Jasper Creek Formation (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian-Late [Missouri]) at surface, covers 3 % of this area

Jasper Creek Formation

Lithology: fine-grained mixed clastic

Kiamichi Formation (Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Early [Comanchean]) at surface, covers 4 % of this area

Kiamichi Formation

Lithology: clay or mud; limestone; sandstone

Fort Worth Limestone and Duck Creek Formation, undivided (Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Early) at surface, covers 7 % of this area

Fort Worth Limestone and Duck Creek Formation, undivided

Lithology: limestone; mudstone; clay or mud

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

alluvium

Lithology: sand; silt; clay or mud; gravel

Markley Formation (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian Permian) at surface, covers 1 % of this area

Markley Formation

Lithology: sandstone; mudstone; conglomerate; coal; limestone

Antlers Sand (Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Early) at surface, covers 31 % of this area

Antlers Sand

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

Goodland Limestone and Walnut Clay, undivided (Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Early [Comanchean]) at surface, covers 11 % of this area

Goodland Limestone and Walnut Clay, undivided

Lithology: limestone; clay or mud