The State-owned submerged lands of Texas encompass nearly 6,000 square miles (15,540 km²) and extend from Mexico to Louisiana. The area includes the bays, estuaries, and lagoons, as well as the inner continental shelf 10.3 miles (16.6 km) seaward of the Gulf shoreline (fig. 1).

The Mineral Resources of Texas map is designed to illustrate the historical and current (as of 1976) distribution of industrial mineral occurrences and production sites in Texas.

 In cooperation with several State and Federal agencies, the Bureau of Economic Geology has conducted several projects on the geology, origin, and extent of uranium resources in Texas.

Geologic map that depicts the surface geology of parts of Presidio, Brewster, and Terrell Counties, Texas. The 14-page booklet indicates geologic formations, abbreviations, and ages.

Geologic map that depicts surface geology of parts of Hudspeth, Culberson, Jeff Davis, and Presidio Counties, Texas. The 12-page explanatory booklet indicates geologic formations, abbreviations, and ages.