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| State | Texas |
|---|---|
| Name | Mina Grande Formation |
| Geologic age | Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Permian [Guadalupe] |
| Original map label | Pmg |
| Comments | Limestone, hard massive, dolomitic, reefy, surface rough and hackly with brecciated appearance, gray to yellowish brown; serves as chief silver, lead and minor gold host rock (Presidio deposit) in Shafter district; also host of mineralization at Red Hills Cu-Mo porphyry system in Presidio Co.; thickness up to 400 ft in Shafter district, 25 ft in Upper Cibolo Basin, missing in many places due to pre-Cretaceous erosion. |
| Primary rock type | limestone |
| Secondary rock type | |
| Other rock types | |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (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, 1979, Emory Peak--Presidio Sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas, University of Texas at Austin. |
| Geographic coverage | Presidio |
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