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  • Usage in publication:
    • Kainer Formation
  • Modifications:
    • Original reference
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Dolomite
    • Sand
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Gulf Coast basin
Publication:

Rose, P.R., 1972, Edwards Group, surface and subsurface, central Texas: University of Texas-Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology Report of Investigations, no. 74, 198 p.


Summary:

Pg. 18-19. Kainer Formation of Edwards Group. Chiefly dolomite and lime sand. Thickness 120 m at type section; ranges 120 to 140 m thick. Includes informal dolomitic and grainstone members. Overlies Glen Rose Formation; underlies Person Formation of Edwards Group. Age is Early Cretaceous (Comanchean).
Type section (subsurface): depth-interval 3,290 to 3,410 m, Shell No. 2 Charles Kainer well, Person field, Karnes Co., southeastern TX.

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