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| State | Texas |
|---|---|
| Name | Hueco Limestone |
| Geologic age | Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Permian [Wolfcamp] |
| Original map label | Ph |
| Comments | Limestone, dolomite, sandstone, shale, mudstone, and conglomerate. Maximum thickness 1,500 ft. Exposed in Hueco Mountains, Franklin Mtns, Cornudas Mtns, Sixteen Mtns and Sierra Tinaja Pinta and Sierra Diablo area. Also from 0-200 ft of cherty limestone exposed in Wylie and Eagle Mountains. |
| Primary rock type | limestone |
| Secondary rock type | dolostone (dolomite) |
| Other rock types | sandstone; shale; mudstone; conglomerate |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed) Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed) Sedimentary > Clastic > Mixed-clastic > Siltstone-Mudstone (Bed) Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed) Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone (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, 1968, Van Horn-El Paso Sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas: Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, scale 1:250,000. |
| Geographic coverage | Culberson - El Paso - Hudspeth |
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