- Usage in publication:
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- Buffalo Hill sandstones
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- Original reference
- Dominant lithology:
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- Sandstone
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Permian basin
Summary:
Sec. opp. p. 96 (pl.). Buffalo Hill sandstones of Clear Fork group. Consist of two thick sandstones separated by shale, and lie 80+/- feet above base of Tye formation (basal member of Clear Fork beds in Taylor and Runnels Counties, Texas). [Age is Permian.]
[Origin of name not stated. Present in section measured along Texas and Pacific RR from Abilene, Taylor Co., to Sweetwater, Nolan Co., central northern TX.]
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 288).
- Usage in publication:
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- Buffalo Hill sandstone
- Modifications:
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- Revised
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Bend arch
- Permian basin
Summary:
Pg. 169. Buffalo Hill sandstone is here included in Vale formation. It lies near base of Clear Fork group. Age is Permian.
Named from Buffalo Hills, Taylor Co., central TX.
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 288).
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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