| State | Texas |
|---|---|
| Name | Wolfe City Formation |
| Geologic age | Late Cretaceous; Gulfian Series |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mixed-clastic > Sandstone-mudstone (Calcareous)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Claystone (Calcareous)
|
| Comments | Upper part, sand and silt, sand v fine grained, calcar. , sandy clacar concretions locally abdt in discontinuous beds, med yell-gray; marine megafossils, Lower part, calcareous mudstone. Thickness 75 ft. |
| References | 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 | Collin - Dallas - Delta - Ellis - Falls - Fannin - Hill - Hunt - Kaufman - Lamar - Limestone - McLennan - Navarro - Rockwall |