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Cathederal Mountain Formation

Cathederal Mountain Formation
StateTexas
NameCathederal Mountain Formation
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Paleozoic | Permian [Leonard]
Original map labelPcm
CommentsSiliceous shale, chert, interbedded limestone and small-pebble conglomerate yellow, orange, weathers pink and red; thickness 1,600 ft
Primary rock typeshale
Secondary rock typechert
Other rock typeslimestone; conglomerate
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Chemical > Chert (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, 1982, Fort Stockton Sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas, University of Texas at Austin, scale 1:250,000.
Geographic coverageBrewster - Pecos

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