| State | Texas |
|---|---|
| Name | Paluxy Sand |
| Geologic age | Early Cretaceous |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
|
| Comments | Sherman Sheet (1967)---sand, v. fine grained to fine grained, in part argillaceous and silty, crossbedded to thinly bedded and massive, lt. brownish yellow to lt. gray; clay, v. thinly bedded to massive, lt. gray to lt. red. thickness 225+-ft. Paluxy is correl. with upper part of Antlers Fm. Dallas Sheet (1972)---sandstone, mudstone, and limestone. thickness 95-105 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, 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 | Bosque - Brown - Comanche - Eastland - Erath - Hamilton - Hood - Jack - Johnson - Mills - Parker - Somervell - Tarrant - Wise |