| State | Texas |
|---|---|
| Name | Hueco Limestone |
| Geologic age | Permian; Wolfcamp Series |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mixed-clastic > Siltstone-mudstone (Bed)
|
| Comments | Limestone, dolomite, sandstone, shale, mudstone, and conglomerate. Maximum thickness 1,500 ft. Exposed in Hueco Mountains, Franklin Mtns, Cornudas Mtns, Sixteen Mtns and Sierra Tinaja Pinta and Sierra Diablo area. Also from 0-200 ft of cherty limestone exposed in Wylie and Eagle Mountains. |
| Stratigraphic units | Alacran Mountain Formation, Upper member of Alacran Mountain Formation, Deer Mountain Red Shale Member, Cerro Alto Limestone, Hueco Canyon Formation, Powwow Conglomerate Member |
| References | Bureau of Economic Geology, 1968, Van Horn-El Paso Sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas: Bureau of Economic Geology, The 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 | Culberson - El Paso - Hudspeth |