U.S. Geological Survey Home AASG Logo USGS HOME CONTACT USGS SEARCH USGS
National Geologic Map Database
Geologic Unit: Arp
Search archives
Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Arp sand
  • Modifications:
    • Overview
Publication:

Blanpied, B.N., and Hazzard, R.T., 1939, [Correlation chart], IN Upper and Lower Cretaceous of southwest Arkansas, supplemented by contributions to the subsurface stratigraphy of south Arkansas and north Louisiana: Shreveport Geological Society Guidebook, June 2-4, 1939, no. 14, p. 128.


Summary:

Pg. 128 (correlation chart). Shown on correlation chart as Arp sand in Reklaw formation. [Age is Eocene (Claiborne).]

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 141).


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Arp member
  • Modifications:
    • Principal reference
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Sandstone
    • Siltstone
    • Shale
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • East Texas basin
Publication:

Stenzel, H.B., 1953, The geology of Henrys Chapel quadrangle, northeastern Cherokee County, Texas: University of Texas Publication, no. 5305, 119 p., (incl. geologic map, scale 1:24,000) [http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Prodesc/proddesc_69971.htm]


Summary:

Pg. 10 (fig. 3), 83-85. Arp member, at base of Queen City formation. Consists of sands, silts, and thinly bedded, silty, carbonaceous shales. Thickness ranges from 48 to 75 feet. Underlies Omen sandstone member; overlies Marquez shale member, Reklaw formation. Type locality designated. Name credited to C.L. Moody. [Age is Eocene (Claiborne).]
Type locality: vicinity of Homer Lacey country store on road from Bell Church to Griffin, Henrys Chapel quadrangle. Named from town of Arp, 6 mi north of mapped area, in southeastern Smith Co., northeastern TX.

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 141).


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Arp member
  • Modifications:
    • Areal extent
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Arkla basin
Publication:

Smith, C.R., 1958, Queen City-Sparta relationships in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, IN Geological notes: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 42, no. 10, p. 2517-2522. [Available online, with subscription, from AAPG archives: http://www.aapg.org/datasystems or http://search.datapages.com]


Summary:

Pg. 2520-2521. Arp member overlies Recklaw formation at alternate type locality of Queen City [in Caddo Parish, northwesternmost Louisiana].

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 141).


Search archives

For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.

Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.

"No current usage" (†) implies that a name has been abandoned or has fallen into disuse. Former usage and, if known, replacement name given in parentheses ( ).

Slash (/) indicates name conflicts with nomenclatural guidelines (CSN, 1933; ACSN, 1961, 1970; NACSN, 1983, 2005, 2021). May be explained within brackets ([ ]).

Accessibility FOIA Privacy Policies and Notices

USA Gov U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
Supported by the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program
Page Contact Information: Personnel
Page Last Modified: Thu 04 Apr 2024 03:47:31 PM MDT