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| State | Texas |
|---|---|
| Name | San Miguel Formation |
| Geologic age | Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Late [Gulfian] |
| Original map label | Ksm |
| Comments | Sandstone, limestone, and clay; fossilif. sand, sandy ls., and unfossilif. clay superficially like the underlying Upson, clay increases in amount upward; fossils include Exogyra ponderosa and many other marine megafossils; thickness about 400 ft in Crystal City-Eagle Pass area, 800 ft in Del Rio area. |
| Primary rock type | sandstone |
| Secondary rock type | limestone |
| Other rock types | clay or mud |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed) Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed) Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Clay (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, Crystal City-Eagle Pass Sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas, University of Texas, Bureau of Economic Geology, scale 1:250,000. Bureau of Economic Geology, 1977, Del Rio Sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas, University of Texas, Bureau of Economic Geology, scale 1:250,000. |
| Geographic coverage | Kinney - Maverick |
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