Dimmitt, Castro Co., Texas, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 34° 32' 56'' North , 102° 19' 9'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 34.54889,-102.31917 |
Köppen climate type: | BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate |
A populated place (incorporated city).
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Pleistocene 0.0117 - 2.588 Ma ID: 3025608 | Blackwater Draw Formation Age: Pleistocene (0.0117 - 2.588 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Blackwater Draw Formation Comments: Sand, fine- to medium-grained quartz, silty, calcareous, locally clayey, caliche nodules, massive, grayish red; distinct soil profile; thickness as much as 25 ft. feathers out locally. Lithology: Major:{sand}, Minor:{fine alluvium}, Incidental:{silt} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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Localities in this Region
- Texas
- Castro Co.