The hydromechanical properties of the uppermost basement and of the basement–sediment interface influence multiple geologic processes of societal relevance, including the flow of groundwater; the accumulation of hydrocarbons, economic minerals, and geothermal resources; and the response of seismo

Geologic map that depicts the surface geology of Mason, Llano, and Gillespie Counties and parts of Menard, Kimble, San Saba, McCulloch, Edwards, Real, Kerr, Kendall, Blanco, Hays, Travis, Williamson, and Burnet Counties, Texas.

Middle and Upper Cambrian rocks and locally up to 90 feet of Lower Ordovician rocks in Central Texas, are here named the Moore Hollow Group.

Geologic map that depicts the surface geology of Mills County and parts of Runnels, Coleman, Brown, Comanche, Erath, Hamilton, Coryell, Lampasas, San Saba, McCulloch, Concho, and Menard Counties. The 21-page booklet indicates geologic formations, abbreviations, and ages.

Trilobites collected during the past 20 years from the Morgan Creek, Point Peak, and San Saba Members of the Wilberns Formation comprise 89 species assigned to 45 genera belonging to zones of the upper Franconian and Trempealeauan Stages of the Upper Cambrian Croixan Series.

This work was begun in 1964 and substantially completed in 1965; at that time conodont zones had been established in North America only for the Upper Devonian, by Clark and Becker (1960) for the Great Basin and Collinson, Scott, and Rexroad (1962) for the mid-continent.

Lower Cretaceous sands have long been important aquifers in Central, North-Central, and North Texas. In recent years these sands also have been sources of high-silica industrial or specialty-purpose sand.