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Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data
Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data
| State | Texas |
|---|---|
| Name | alkali flat deposits |
| Geologic age | Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Holocene |
| Comments | alkali and salt impregnated clay, dolomite, and very fine-grained sand; some intermittent salt lakes |
| Primary rock type | playa |
| Secondary rock type | evaporite |
| Other rock types | clay or mud; sand; dolostone (dolomite) |
| Lithologic constituents | Minor
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Clay (Bed)
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Silt (Bed)
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone (Bed)
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| Map references | 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 |
| Unit 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. |
| Counties | Culberson - Hudspeth |