State | Texas |
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Name | Pawpaw Formation and upper limestone unit of Weno Formation, undivided |
Geologic age | Early Cretaceous |
Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Marlstone (Bed)
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Comments | On Waco Sheet (1970) Pawpaw--calcareous marl, near middle soft ledge-forming limestone bed, unit as a whole recessive; thickness as much as 10 ft, thins southward. Weno Limestone, some very thin marl interbeds, thin to medium bedded, white to grayish yellow, basal 2-4 ft thick resistant ledge forms uplands; thickness 6-45 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, 1970, Waco Sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas, University of Texas, 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 | Bosque - Coryell - McLennan |