Tessey Limestone (TXPts;0)

State	Texas
Name	Tessey Limestone
Geologic age	Phanerozoic \| Paleozoic \| Permian [Ochoa]
Original map label	Pts
Comments	highest formation of the Permian in Glass Mtns. Mostly thick layers of mostly dolomitic limestone. A considerable part is only slightly dolomitic and some is oolitic. Nearly barren of fossils except single locality yielded many pelecypods (Pleurophorus). Shreds of Bryzoa and minute Foraminifera in thin sections. Interfingering facies changes. May be equivalent in part to Capitan Ls to northwest.Thickness 1,000 ft
Primary rock type	limestone
Secondary rock type	dolostone (dolomite)
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents	Major Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed) Incidental 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	King, P.B., 1934, Permian stratigraphy of Tans-Pecos Texas: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 45, p. 697-797.
Geographic coverage	Brewster - Pecos