State | Texas |
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Name | Paluxy Sand and Glen Rose Limestone, undivided |
Geologic age | Early Cretaceous |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Claystone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
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Comments | Brownwood Sheet (1976)--Paluxy Formation sandstone with interbedded claystone and siltstone; thickness as much as 100 ft. Glen Rose Formation limestone and claystone alternating, some sandstone. thickness as much as 250 ft. |
References | 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. |
NGMDB product | |
Counties | Burnet - Comanche - Coryell - Hamilton - Lampasas - Mills - Travis - Williamson |