Wilke Ranch Formation (TXPwi;0)

State	Texas
Name	Wilke Ranch Formation
Geologic age	Phanerozoic \| Paleozoic \| Permian [Leonard]
Original map label	Pwi
Comments	in Finlay Mtns marlstone, limestone, limestone-pebble conglomerate, moslty marlstone, in part silty, well indurated, thin bedded and laminated, crossbedded locally, weathers light gray; ls in part dolomitic, cherty in upper part, med to thick bedded, dk gray, lg scale cross bedding; limest-pebble conglo distributed throughout. thickness 1650+ ft. Northern Diablo Plateau mostly lt-colored ls and dolo. equi to Victorio Peak and Bone Spring Limestones, includes some beds equal to Hueco Ls.
Primary rock type	mudstone
Secondary rock type	limestone
Other rock types	conglomerate; chert
Lithologic constituents	Major Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Claystone (Bed) Minor 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, 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	Hudspeth