State | Texas |
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Name | Kemp clay and Corsicana Marl, undivided |
Geologic age | Late Cretaceous; Gulfian Series |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Clay (Bed)
Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
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Comments | Mostly calcar. clay, locally silty, compact, thinly laminated, subconchoidal fracture, med. dk. gray; weathers light gray and fissile; some interbeds of fine-grained sandstone near base; marine megafossils; thickness 300-400 ft. |
References | Bureau of Economic Geology, 1972, Dallas 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. |
NGMDB product | |
Counties | Anderson - Freestone - Henderson - Hunt - Kaufman - Limestone - Navarro |