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| State | Texas |
|---|---|
| Name | caliche deposits |
| Geologic age | Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Pleistocene Holocene |
| Original map label | Qc |
| Comments | chiefly pedogenic carbonate stripped of covering materials, of several ages, thickness as much as 35 ft |
| Primary rock type | evaporite |
| Secondary rock type | |
| Other rock types | |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Chemical (Bed)soil carbonate |
| 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, 1976, Pecos Sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas: University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, scale 1:250,000. |
| Geographic coverage | Andrews - Concho - Crane - Deaf Smith - Ector - Gillespie - Glasscock - Hartley - Loving - Martin - Mason - Midland - Oldham - Reagan - Upton - Ward - Winkler |
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U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
URL:
http://mrdata.usgs.gov/geology/state/sgmc-unit.php?unit=TXQc;0
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