Geology of Palo Pinto County, Texas

The source geological map used is "Geologic Atlas of Texas, Abilene Sheet" - Bureau of Economic Geology, 1987.  The map was digitally distorted in some spots to align the roads with the more accurate modern map BUT there is still some distortions and alignment is not perfect.  Colors used here are arbitrary.

Geologic Atlas of Texas - Abilene  sheet descriptive booklet (PDF file - 517k)

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Palo Pinto county geological map in 12 parts:


Geological formations:
(Greatly simplified)
Period: Formation: members and lenses:
Holocene Period: Qal - Quaternary alluvium  
Pleistocene Period: Qt - Quaternary terrace deposits  
Cretaceous Period: Ktm - Twin mountains  
Pennsylvanian 
Period:		 IPtg - Graham and 
Thrifty Formations
IPbu - Bunger limestone
IPgc - Gonzales Creek shale
IPhc - Home Creek (limestone and shale)
IPcc - Colony Creek shale  (shale and sandstone)
IPr - Ranger Limestone (limestone and shale)
IPpl - Placid shale (shale, sandstone and limestone)
IPw - Winchell limestone (limestone and shale)
IPwm - Wolf Mountain  (shale, sandstone and limestone)
IPpp - Palo Pinto IPwi - Wiles limestone 
IPo - Oran sandstone 
(limestones 1-6)
IPf - Fambro sandstone
IPwy - Wynn limestone 
IPmw - Mineral Wells Keechi Creek shale IPtc - Turkey Creek limestone
Salesville shale IPdb - Dog Bend limestone
East Mountain shale IPlp - Lake Pinto sandstone
IPvb - Village Bend limestone
IPc - Capps limestone
ss1 - sandstone
IPhm - Hog Mountain sandstone 
IPbr - Brazos River (expanded)  
IPm - Mingus (Thurber coal)
IPg - Goen limestone
IPdv - Dobbs Valley sandstone 
IPs - Santo limestone 
IPgr - Grindstone Creek IPbc - Buck Creek Sandstone 
IPbb1-3 - Brannon Bridge Limestones 1-3
IPlb - Lazy Bend IPmb - Meek Bend Limestone
(limestone)