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Geologic Unit: Sparta

Usage:

Sparta Sand of Claiborne Group (AR*,KY*,LA*,MS*,TX*)
Sparta Formation of Claiborne Group (LA,TX)


Subunits:

Tyler Greensand Member (TX).


Geologic age:

Tertiary*
Eocene*


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

Not synopsized to date.


AAPG geologic province:

Gulf Coast basin*
East Texas basin*
Arkla basin*


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

Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.

"No current usage" (†) implies that a name has been abandoned or has fallen into disuse. Former usage and, if known, replacement name given in parentheses ( ).

Slash (/) indicates name conflicts with nomenclatural guidelines (CSN, 1933; ACSN, 1961, 1970; NACSN, 1983, 2005, 2021). May be explained within brackets ([ ]).