Hurricane Bayou Site, Houston Co., Texas, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 31° 20' 31'' North , 95° 24' 31'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 31.34190,-95.40854 |
Köppen climate type: | Cfa : Humid subtropical climate |
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Eocene 33.9 - 56 Ma ID: 2902872 | Cook Mountain Formation Age: Eocene (33.9 - 56 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Mount Tabor Member; Spiller Member; Landrum Member; Wheelock Member Comments: Mount Tabor Member, Spiller Member, Landrum Member, and Wheelock Member; clay and marly sand, argillaceous and carbonaceous sand, marl and clay, marly clay. In San Antonio Sheet clay and glauconitic sandstone, marine fossils, unit about 230 ft thick. In Seguin Sheet clay and sandstone about 200-230 ft thick. In Crystal City Sheet clay and sandstone; clay gypsiferous, sl. lignitic, sandst. v. fine grained, marine megafossils and microfossils abdt; thickness about 200-350 ft thick. Lithology: Major:{claystone,sandstone}, Minor:{siltstone}, Incidental:{lignite, marlstone} 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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