Approximately 800 sediment samples from stream beds and bay bottoms of water bodies that compose the Matagorda Bay system were collected and analyzed. Shell-sand-mud ratios and total organic carbon content were determined, and 20 trace elements were detected.
Integrated, detailed, and comprehensive study of the physical stratigraphy, tectonic history, hydrogeology, geomorphology, and resource potential of the Palo Duro and Dalhart Basins, Texas Panhandle, is part of a national evaluation of ancient salt basins as potential sites for isolation and management of nuclear wastes.
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.