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Geologic Unit: Soldiers

Usage:

Soldiers Limestone Member of Big Saline Formation (TX)
Also called Soldiers Hole Lentil or Soldiers Hole Member of Big Saline Formation in some reports.


Geologic age:

Pennsylvanian, Middle


Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:

Type locality not stated. Soldiers Hole is 6 mi east and 2.5 mi north of Brady, McCulloch Co., TX (Plummer, 1947, 1950).


AAPG geologic province:

Llano uplift
Permian basin


For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.

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