State | Texas |
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Name | Onion Creek Marl |
Geologic age | Pleistocene |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sand (Bed)
Minor
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Gravel (Bed)
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Clay (Bed)
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Comments | Onion Creek, Hays Co., TX. On Austin Sheet (1974) SW corner, forms broad terraces in the vicinity of Buda and downstream along Onion Creek; sand, clay, and gravel up to 50 ft thick. |
References | Bureau of Economic Geology, 1974, Austin Sheet, Geologic Atlas of Texas, University of Texas, Bureau of Economic Geology, 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 | Hays - Travis |