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| State | Texas |
|---|---|
| Name | Boracho and Finlay Limestones, undivided |
| Geologic age | Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Early |
| Original map label | Khf |
| Comments | Baracho Limestone --(Van Horn-El Paso Sheet, 1968) Apache Mtns in SE Culberson Co., San Martine Limestone Member(above) thin to thick beds of argill. ls, thin interbeds of calcar shale, 230 ft; lower part (Levinson Ls Mbr) limestone, marl, shale, and locally near base-sandstone; thickness of formation 150+- ft. Finlay Limestone--Nodular and massive limestone with thin shaly partings. in Finlay Mtns 200 +-ft; Devil Ridge 600 ft; Kent area 15-40 ft. |
| Primary rock type | limestone |
| Secondary rock type | shale |
| Other rock types | sandstone |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed) Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mixed-clastic > Sandstone-Mudstone (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, 1968, Van Horn-El Paso Sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas: Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, scale 1:250,000. |
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