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| State | Texas |
|---|---|
| Name | Marlbrook Marl |
| Geologic age | Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Late [Gulfian] |
| Original map label | Kmb |
| Comments | Clay, calcareous, variable amount of silt and glauconite, limestone bed in so. Collin Co. 10-13 inches thick, aphanitic, lt. gray, forms scarp 180 ft above base; light yell-gray, marine megafossils, thickness 300 +- ft. |
| Primary rock type | clay or mud |
| Secondary rock type | limestone |
| Other rock types | |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Clay (Bed) Incidental
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (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, 1967, Sherman Sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas: University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, scale 1:250,000. |
| Geographic coverage | Bowie - Collin - Delta - Fannin - Hunt - Lamar - Red River - Rockwall |
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