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Rustler Formation

Rustler Formation
StateTexas
NameRustler Formation
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Paleozoic | Permian [Ochoa]
Original map labelPru
CommentsLimestone, siltstone, sandstone, gypsum, and clay. upper part --ls and dolo. Limestone thickness 100-140 ft. lower part --siltst and fine-grained sandst. thickness 0-50 ft. interbeds of earthy to sparry red gypsum
Primary rock typelimestone
Secondary rock typesiltstone
Other rock typessandstone
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mixed-clastic > Siltstone-Mudstone (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 coverageCulberson - Loving - Reeves

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