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Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data
Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data
| State | Texas |
|---|---|
| Name | Salmon Peak Limestone |
| Geologic age | Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Early |
| Comments | Limestone, upper 75 ft granular, abundant caprinid and other shell fragments, crossbedded; lower part, Globigerina mudstone, abundant large chert masses, white; total thickness 380 ft on San Antonio Sheet (1974), reported 310 ft thick on Del Rio Sheet (1977).. |
| Primary rock type | limestone |
| Secondary rock type | mudstone |
| Other rock types | chert |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)
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| Map references | 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 |
| Unit references |
Bureau of Economic Geology, 1974, San Antonio Sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas, University of Texas, Bureau of Economic Geology, scale 1:250,000.
Bureau of Economic Geology, 1977, Del Rio Sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas, University of Texas, Bureau of Economic Geology, scale 1:250,000.
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| Counties | Edwards - Kinney - Uvalde - Val Verde |