| State | Texas |
|---|---|
| Name | Cadell Formation |
| Geologic age | Eocene |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Claystone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed)
|
| Comments | siltstone, clay, and sandstone; siltst tuffaceous; clay bentonitic locally fossiliferous; sandst. v. fine grained, glauconitic, lt. gray to olive; thickness 50 ft in San Anotonio and Crystal City Sheets 50-100 ft in Seguin Sheet. In East Texas and Gulf Coast to Rio Grande: Clay and quartz sand. Clay sandy, lignitic, brown; sand, v. fine grained, glauconitic, glauconitic ironstone concretions common; thickness 25-45 ft. |
| Stratigraphic units | Caddell Formation (alternate spelling) |
| References | Bureau of Economic Geology, 1974, San Antonio Sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas, University of Texas, Bureau of Economic Geology, scale 1:250,000.Bureau of Economic Geology, 1974, Seguin Sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas, University of Texas, Bureau of Economic Geology, scale 1:250,000.Bureau of Economic Geology, 1976, Crystal City-Eagle Pass Sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas, University of Texas, Bureau of Economic Geology, scale 1:250,000.Bureau of Economic Geology, 1967, Palestine Sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin, scale 1:250,000.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. |
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| Counties | Angelina - Atascosa - Brazos - Burleson - Fayette - Gonzales - Grimes - Houston - Karnes - Lee - McMullen - Sabine - San Augustine - Trinity - Walker - Wilson |