| State | Texas |
|---|---|
| Name | Antlers Sand |
| Geologic age | Early Cretaceous |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Claystone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)
|
| Comments | In Eastern part of Trans-Pecos and High Plains: Sand, clay, and conglomerate. Lower and upper parts mostly sand; middle part chiefly clay; grades northward to interbedded sand and clay. Sand, fine to cs. grained, conglomeratic in lower part, clayey in upper part, brownish-yellow. Conglomerate, chert, quartz, and quartzite as pebbles and granules. Thickness 500-650 ft. Sandstone, claystone, and conglomerate. Thickness as much as 200 ft, variable because of irreg. surface on which it was deposited. |
| Stratigraphic units | Trinity Sand, Hensell Sand |
| References | Bureau of Economic Geology, 1967, Sherman Sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas: University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, scale 1:250,000.Bureau of Economic Geology, 1976, Brownwood 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 | Andrews - Brown - Callahan - Coke - Coleman - Comanche - Concho - Cooke - Denton - Eastland - Ector - Glasscock - Grayson - Howard - Irion - Jack - McCulloch - Martin - Mason - Menard - Midland - Mitchell - Montague - Nolan - Runnels - Stephens - Sterling - Taylor - Tom Green - Wise |