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  • Usage in publication:
    • Cathedral Mountain Formation*
  • Modifications:
    • Named
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Shale
    • Chert
    • Limestone
    • Conglomerate
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Permian basin
Publication:

Cooper, G.A., and Grant, R.E., 1964, New Permian stratigraphic units in Glass Mountains, West Texas: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 48, no. 9, p. 1581-1588. [Available online, with subscription, from AAPG archives: http://www.aapg.org/datasystems or http://search.datapages.com]


Summary:

Pg. 1584 (fig. 2), 1586. Cathedral Mountain Formation. Name proposed for yellow-weathering siliceous shale, chert interbedded limestone, and small pebble conglomerates which overlie Sullivan Peak Member of Skinner Ranch Formation (both new) and which formerly constituted most of Leonard Formation of King (Univ. Texas Bull., no. 3038, 1931). Thickness 1,145 feet at type section; 1,600 feet on north side of Lenox Hills. Underlies Road Canyon Member (new) of Word Formation. Fossils. Age is Early Permian (Leonardian).
Type section: on west side of Sullivan (Yates) Ranch Road from north slope of Lenox Hills to base of "First limestone member" of Word Formation. King's (1931) section 12, Leonard Formation, beds 19 through 38, is designated as type section. Beds are exposed in front of and along base and lower slopes of Cathedral Mountain, [Altuda 15-min quadrangle], Brewster Co., western TX.

Source: Publication; US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1350, p. 129).


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Cathedral Mountain Formation*
  • Modifications:
    • Revised
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Permian basin
Publication:

Cooper, G.A., and Grant, R.E., 1966, Permian rock units in the Glass Mountains, West Texas, IN Contributions to stratigraphy, 1966: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin, 1244-E, p. E1-E9.


Summary:

Pg. E5-E6, pls. 1, 2. Cathedral Mountain Formation. In western part of outcrop area (Brewster County, western Texas) includes Wedin Member (new). Age is Early Permian (Leonardian).

Source: Publication; US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1350, p. 129).


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