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| State | Texas |
|---|---|
| Name | Fort Worth Limestone and Duck Creek Formation, undivided |
| Geologic age | Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Early |
| Original map label | Kfd |
| Comments | Fort Worth Limestone, limestone and clay. Ls aphanitic to biosparite, burrowed; marine megafossils are Pecten, oysters, echinoids, and ammonites. Clay, calcareous, in units 0.1-5 ft thick, forms low rolling hills. Thickness 25-35 ft. Duck Creek Ls., limestone and marl. ls med. bedded, nodular to wavy bedded; thickness 25-30 ft. |
| Primary rock type | limestone |
| Secondary rock type | mudstone |
| Other rock types | clay or mud |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed) Minor
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Clay (Bed) Unconsolidated > Marl (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, 1972, Dallas sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin, scale 1:250,000. Bureau of Economic Geology, 1970, Waco Sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas, University of Texas, Bureau of Economic Geology, scale 1:250,000. |
| Geographic coverage | Cooke - Denton - Grayson - Montague - Tarrant - Wise |
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