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| State | Texas |
|---|---|
| Name | Edwards Limestone and Antlers Sand, undivided |
| Geologic age | Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Early |
| Original map label | Kea |
| Comments | Sandstone, claystone, and conglomerate. Thickness as much as 200 ft, variable because of irreg. surface on which it was deposited. Limestone, dolostone, and chert; ls. aphanitic to fine grained, massive to thin-bedded, hard, brittle, in part rudistid biostromes, much miliolid biosparite, Exogyra texana, and gastropods; dolostone fine to v. fine grained, porous, chert nodules common. important aquifer. 100-150 ft thick |
| Primary rock type | sandstone |
| Secondary rock type | limestone |
| Other rock types | claystone |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed) Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed) Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Claystone (Bed) |
| Map references | Bureau of Economic Geology, 1992, Geologic Map of Texas: University of Texas at Austin, Virgil E. Barnes, project supervisor, Hartmann, B.M. and Scranton, D.F., cartography, scale 1:500,000 |
| Unit references | Bureau of Economic Geology, 1976, Brownwood sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin, scale 1:250,000. Bureau of Economic Geology, 1981, Llano sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin, scale 1:250,000. Bureau of Economic Geology, 1967, Sherman Sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas: University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, scale 1:250,000. Bureau of Economic Geology, 1987, Wichita Falls-Lawton Sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas: University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, scale 1:250,000. |
| Geographic coverage | Borden - Dawson - Garza - Scurry |
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