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STRATIGRAPHIC SECTIONS
Forty-three sections were measured along the Glass
Mountains escarpment from Dugout Mountain northeastward to the
vicinity of the Allison ranch house.
Type sections: The lower part of Section 8 (units 2-23) is
the type section for the Lenoxhills formation; the lower part
of Section 22 (units 2-30) is the new type section of the
Nealranch formation; and Section 43 is the redescribed type
section of the Gaptank formation.
The sections are divided into lithologic units which
are numbered in ascending order from the base of the exposure.
The terminology used to describe the rock types in these
sections is briefly outlined below.
Calcirudite: pebbles and cobbles dominantly limestone;
matrix of finer calcite fragments and calcite cement.
Conglomerate: pebbles and cobbles of various rock
types, commonly with limestone cobbles; siliceous material
forming the matrix and clay minerals as the bonding agent.
Calcarenite: calcite or carbonate particles (commonly
fine shell fragments) of sand size dominant; interstices of
the rock filled by diagenetic calcite, but much original clay
mineral material may also be present.
Sandstone: sand size particles, usually quartz or
siliceous fragments, calcite particles generally not dominant.