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  • Usage in publication:
    • Jose shale member
  • Modifications:
    • Original reference
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Gulf Coast basin
Publication:

Patterson, J.M., 1942, Stratigraphy of Eocene between Laredo and Rio Grande City, Texas: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 26, no. 2, p. 256-274. [Available online, with subscription, from AAPG archives: http://www.aapg.org/datasystems or http://search.datapages.com]


Summary:

Pg. 259 (fig. 2), 265. Jose shale member of Yegua formation. Name applied to predominantly red and gray bentonitic shales above Mier sandstone tongue and below Loma Blanca sandstone tongue of Yegua formation. Thickness 70 to 130 feet. Age is Eocene (Claiborne).
Named from Jose ranch house located 1.75 mi northeast of village of Falcon, Falcon quadrangle, western TX. Also occurs in Taumaulipas, Mexcio.

Source: Publication; US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 1942).


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