| State | Texas |
|---|---|
| Name | Maxon Sandstone and Glen Rose Limestone, undivided |
| Geologic age | Early Cretaceous |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Claystone (Bed)
|
| Comments | limestone, clay, and sandstone. Maxon Ss fine grained, calcareous, well cemented to friable, massive to bedded; limestone nodular to bedded, hard to soft. thickness of Maxon Ss 114 ft in area of Santiago Mtns, feathers out east and south short of Big Bend Natl Park and Black Gap area. |
| References | Bureau of Economic Geology, 1979, Emory Peak--Presidio Sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas, University of Texas at Austin.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 | Brewster - Crane - Crockett - Culberson - Ector - Pecos - Presidio - Reeves - Terrell - Upton - Ward - Winkler |