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| State | Texas |
|---|---|
| Name | bolson deposits |
| Geologic age | Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Tertiary | Pliocene |
| Original map label | Pobo |
| Comments | clay, silt, sandstone, and conglomerate; finer grained material in central part, coarsens toward margins where lenses of pebbles to boulder conglomerate are common, mostly pale red to light brown; thickness in southern area up to 2,000 ft. |
| Primary rock type | clay or mud |
| Secondary rock type | silt |
| Other rock types | sandstone; conglomerate |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Clay (Alluvial) Minor
Unconsolidated > Clastic > Conglomerate (Alluvial) Unconsolidated > Clastic > Sandstone (Alluvial) Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Silt (Alluvial) |
| 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, 1979, Marfa Sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas: Bureau of Economic Geology and The University of Texas at Austin, scale 1:250,000. |
| Geographic coverage | Brewster |
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