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| State | Texas |
|---|---|
| Name | Torcer Formation |
| Geologic age | Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Early |
| Original map label | Kto |
| Comments | limestone, sandstone, shale, and conglomerate. Mostly fine-grained, clayey, sandy limest. Sandst med. gray medium grained. Shale calcar, sandy. Thickness of formation 400 ft. |
| Primary rock type | limestone |
| Secondary rock type | shale |
| Other rock types | mudstone; clay or mud |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed) Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed) Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale > Black-shale (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, 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 |
| Geographic coverage | Hudspeth |
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