| State | Texas |
|---|---|
| Name | Brownstown Marl |
| Geologic age | Late Cretaceous; Gulfian Series |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Claystone (Bed)
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| Comments | Clay, calcareous, silty, poorly bedded to massive; marine megafossils scarce; thickness 80 ft, feathers out west near Bonham. |
| 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, 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. |
| NGMDB product | |
| Counties | Fannin - Lamar - Red River |