| State | Texas |
|---|---|
| Name | Bolson deposits |
| Geologic age | Pleistocene and Holocene |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Chemical > Evaporite > Gypsum (Bed)
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sand (Bed)
|
| Comments | lacustrine and fluviatile deposits of clay, silt, sand, and gypsum in bolsons |
| 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 - El Paso - Hudspeth |