| State | Texas |
|---|---|
| Name | Victorio Peak Formation |
| Geologic age | Permian; Leonard Series |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone (Bed)
Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mixed-clastic > Siltstone-mudstone (Bed)in Wylie Mtns the unit is 1,600 ft thick and at base of unit is unknown thickness of interbedded marly ls, red silty shale, and limestone-pebble conglomerate, herein classified as fine-grained mixed clastic.
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| Comments | limestone, dolomite, dolomitic limestone, sandstone, and siltstone, 800 ft thick in Guadalupe Mtns, 900-1,500 ft thick in Sierra Diablo, 280 ft thick at NW end of Apache Mtns, 1,600 ft thick in Wylie Mtns. |
| 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. |
| NGMDB product | |
| Counties | Culberson - Hudspeth - Jeff Davis |