Usage:
Graham Formation of Cisco Group (TX*)
Graham Shale of Cisco Group (OK)
Graham Group (TX)
Subunits:
GROUP STATUS (alphabetical) --all in TX: [?]Gunsight Limestone, [?]Ivan Limestone, North Leon Formation, Rocky Mound Limestone, [?]Wayland Shale.
FORMATION STATUS --in OK: Garner Sandstone Member.
FORMATION STATUS (alphabetical) --all in TX: Bluff Creek Shale Member*, Bunger Limestone Member*, Eastland Sandstone Member, Finis Shale Member, Gonzales Limestone Member*, Gonzales Creek Shale Member, Gunsight Limestone Member*, Ivan Limestone Member*, Jacksboro Limestone Member*, Necessity Shale Member, North Leon Limestone Member*, Rocky Mound Limestone Member*, Salem School Limestone Member*, Wayland Shale Member*, White Ranch Limestone [Bed].
Geologic age:
Late Pennsylvanian (Virgilian)*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type locality: bluff on Salt Creek, west of Graham, Young Co., [Brazos River region], central northern TX (Plummer and Hornberger, 1936).
Named from Graham, the county seat of Young Co., [Brazos River region], central northern TX (Plummer and Moore, 1922).
AAPG geologic province:
Bend arch*
Fort Worth syncline*
South Oklahoma folded belt
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.
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