State | Texas |
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Name | Neylandville Marl |
Geologic age | Late Cretaceous; Gulfian Series |
Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Claystone (Bed)
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Comments | Clay, calcareous, silty, sandy, med. gray, weathers light gray, forms irreg. topography; marine megafossils scarce; thickness 75 +- ft. |
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. |
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Counties | Collin - Delta - Hunt - Kaufman - Rockwall |