Decie Formation (TX-local)
Decie Member of Duff Formation of Buck Hill Group (TX-local)
Recognized in southwestern TX, notably Paisano Pass caldera and Cathedral Mountains areas.
Tertiary
Eocene to Oligocene
Named from exposures on Decie Ranch near McIntyre Peak, Cathedral Mountain quadrangle, southwestern TX (McAnulty, 1955).
Permian basin
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