Grand Saline, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 32° 40' 23'' North , 95° 42' 31'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 32.67333,-95.70881 |
Köppen climate type: | Cfa : Humid subtropical climate |
An incorporated city.
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Early Eocene - Late Paleocene 47.8 - 59.2 Ma ID: 2721131 | Wilcox Group, undivided Age: Paleogene (47.8 - 59.2 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Calvert Bluff Formation; Simsboro Formation; Hooper Formation Comments: Mostly mudstone, with various amounts of sandst., lignite, ironstone concretions, glauconitic; thickness about 1,000 ft. sand, mudst., clay, mudst. conglo., thickness as much as 300 ft. lower part mostly mudstone, thickness about 500 +- ft. Total thickness roughly 1,400-1,800 ft. Lithology: Major:{mudstone}, Minor:{conglomerate sandstone}, Incidental:{lignite} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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Localities in this Region
- Texas
- Van Zandt Co.
Grand Saline Dome, Grand Saline, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA