| State | Texas |
|---|---|
| Name | Whitsett Formation |
| Geologic age | Oligocene and Eocene |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sand (Bed)
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Clay (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed)
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| Comments | In north, central, and south Texas including Quaternary for all of west Texas- clay, sandstone, siltstone, and tuff. 205-325 ft thick. In East Texas and Gulf Coast to Rio Grande- Quartz sand, fine to med grained, tuffaceous, lignitic, argillaceous, locally silica cemented, lt. gray weathers dark gray. fossil wood abdt. Thickness 60 ft on Palistine Sheet (1967). |
| Stratigraphic units | (upper part) Fashing Clay Member, Calliham Sandstone Member, Dubose Clay Member, Deweesville Sandstone Member, (lower part) Conquista Clay Member,Conquista Clay Member, Dilworth Sandstone Member |
| References | Bureau of Economic Geology, 1976, Crystal City-Eagle Pass Sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas, University of Texas, Bureau of Economic Geology, scale 1:250,000.Bureau of Economic Geology, 1974, Seguin Sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas, University of Texas, Bureau of Economic Geology, scale 1:250,000.Bureau of Economic Geology, 1967, Palestine 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. |
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| Counties | Angelina - Atascosa - Brazos - Fayette - Gonzales - Grimes - Jasper - Karnes - Lavaca - Live Oak - McMullen - Polk - Trinity - Tyler - Walker - Washington - Wilson |