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Title Publication Year Abstract Author Publisher
Oil and gas in fractured crystalline igneous and metamorphic rocks: global overview and examples from Texas Oil and gas in fractured crystalline igneous and metamorphic rocks: global overview and examples from Texas 2021

Oil and gas resources in crystalline igneous and metamorphic reservoirs are well documented globally and in Texas.

 Shuster, M.W., Zahm, C.K., Hennings, P.H. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic map of the Frozen Point and Caplen quadrangles, Texas Gulf of Mexico coast Geologic map of the Frozen Point and Caplen quadrangles, Texas Gulf of Mexico coast 2021 Caudle, T.L., Paine, J.G. Bureau of Economic Geology
Texas mineral resources within or affected by Proterozoic basement architecture Texas mineral resources within or affected by Proterozoic basement architecture 2021

Proterozoic exposures in the Llano Uplift of Central Texas and in the Van Horn area and other smaller areas of western Texas represent less than one percent of the area underlain by Precambrian basement.

 Kyle, J.R., Elliott, Brent A. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic map of the Palacios and part of the Palacios Point quadrangles, Texas Gulf of Mexico coast Geologic map of the Palacios and part of the Palacios Point quadrangles, Texas Gulf of Mexico coast 2021 Paine, J.G., Costard, L. Bureau of Economic Geology
Hydrogeology of the Texas basement Hydrogeology of the Texas basement 2021

The tectonically quiescent Proterozoic (Texas craton) and Paleozoic (Gulf Coast) basement of Texas shows large contrasts in hydrogeological behavior, from being a fresh-water aquifer, where it crops out, to forming the base of several large sedimentary basins at depths >7 km (>23,000 ft).

 Nicot, J.P. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic map of the Turtle Bay quadrangle, Texas Gulf of Mexico coast Geologic map of the Turtle Bay quadrangle, Texas Gulf of Mexico coast 2021 Paine, J.G., Costard, L. Bureau of Economic Geology
Basement-rooted faults of the Delaware Basin and Central Basin Platform, Permian Basin, West Texas and southeastern New Mexico Basement-rooted faults of the Delaware Basin and Central Basin Platform, Permian Basin, West Texas and southeastern New Mexico 2021

The Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico is an important petroleum province with a complex tectonic history. This region has been shaped by several divergent and convergent deformation events since the Proterozoic Eon.

 Horne, E.A., Hennings, P.H., Zahm, C.K. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic map of the Grit quadrangle, Mason County, Texas Geologic map of the Grit quadrangle, Mason County, Texas 2021 Hunt, B.B., Johnson, B., Helper, M. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic map of the Katemcy quadrangle Geologic map of the Katemcy quadrangle 2020 Elliott, Brent A. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic map of the Taylor quadrangle Geologic map of the Taylor quadrangle 2020 Woodruff, C.M., Jr., Costard, L. Bureau of Economic Geology