Bureau of Economic Geology Publications

Title Publication Year Abstract Author Publisher
Geologic Atlas of Texas, Texarkana sheet (reprinted 1979 with base revised) Geologic Atlas of Texas, Texarkana sheet (reprinted 1979 with base revised) 1966

Geologic map that depicts the surface geology of Lamar, Red River, Bowie, Delta, and Titus Counties and parts of Fannin, Hunt, Camp, Cass, Hopkins, Franklin, and Morris Counties, Texas. The 6-page booklet indicates geologic formations, abbreviations, and ages.

Barnes, V.E., Humble Oil and Refining Co., Shell Oil Co., Pan American Petroleum Corp., Arkansas Geological and Conservation Commission, Oklahoma Geological Survey, McCallum, H.D., Wendlandt, E.A. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic Atlas of Texas, Tucumcari sheet Geologic Atlas of Texas, Tucumcari sheet 1983

 Geologic map that depicts the surface geology of Oldham County and parts of Hartley, Deaf Smith, Moore, Potter, and Randall Counties.

Barnes, V.E., Eifler, G.K., Trauger, F.D., Spiegel, Z., Hawley, J.W., Dillon, R.L., Kottlowski, F.E., Hood, C. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic Atlas of Texas, Tyler sheet Geologic Atlas of Texas, Tyler sheet 1964

Geologic map that depicts the surface geology of Rains, Wood, Upshur, Marion, Harrison, Smith, and Gregg Counties and parts of Camp, Cass, Panola, Rusk, Cherokee, Anderson, Henderson, Van Zandt, Hunt, Morris, Franklin, and Hopkins Counties, Texas.

Barnes, V.E., Shell Oil Co., Humble Oil and Refining Co., Mobil Oil Co., Pan American Petroleum Corp., Eaton, R.W., Wright, A.C., McCallum, H.D. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic Atlas of Texas, Van Horn-El Paso sheet (revised 1983) Geologic Atlas of Texas, Van Horn-El Paso sheet (revised 1983) 1968

Geologic map that depicts the surface geology of El Paso County and parts of Hudspeth. Jeff Davis, and Culberson Counties, Texas. The 12-page booklet indicates geologic formations, abbreviations, and ages. Published in honor of E.

Barnes, V.E., Shell Oil Co., Cities Service Petroleum Co., Dietrich, J.W., Owen, D.E., Shelby, C.A., Macon, J.W., Bridges, L.W. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic Atlas of Texas, Waco sheet Geologic Atlas of Texas, Waco sheet 1970

Geologic maps that depicts the surface geology of McLennan, Limestone, and Falls Counties and parts of Bosque, Hill, Navarro, Freestone, Leon, Madison, Robertson, Milam, Bell, Lampasas, Coryell, and Hamilton Counties, Texas.

Barnes, V.E., Humble Oil and Refining Co., Shell Oil Co., Mobil Oil Co., Proctor, C.V., Jr., McGowen, J.H., Haenggi, W.T., Hayward, O.T. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic Atlas of Texas, Wichita Falls-Lawton sheet Geologic Atlas of Texas, Wichita Falls-Lawton sheet 1987

Geologic map that depicts the surface geology of Hardeman, Wilbarger, Wichita, Clay, Knox, Baylor, Archer, Haskell, Throckmorton, Young, and Foard Counties and part of Jack County, Texas. The 20-page booklet indicates geologic formations, abbreviations, and ages.

Barnes, V.E., Hentz, T.F., Brown, L.F., Jr., Cleaves, A.W., Kier, R.S., McGowen, J.H., Parrish, W.C., Ramsey, J.W. Bureau of Economic Geology
Field excursion, eastern Llano region Field excursion, eastern Llano region 1958

The first entry in the Guidebook Series details a field excursion to the Eastern Llano Region of Central Texas in 1958. Retrace the footsteps of Virgil Barnes and the other state geologists in attendance: 

Stop 1. Honeycut Bend

Barnes, V.E. Bureau of Economic Geology
Texas Fossils: An Amateur Collector's Handbook Texas Fossils: An Amateur Collector's Handbook 1960

Almost everyone has seen the fossilized remains of prehistoric plants or animals. These might have been the skeleton of a gigantic dinosaur, the petrified trunk of an ancient tree, or the shells of snails or oysters that lived in the great seas that covered Texas millions of years ago.

Bureau of Economic Geology
Field excursion central Texas -- bentonites, uranium-bearing rocks, vermiculites Field excursion central Texas -- bentonites, uranium-bearing rocks, vermiculites 1961

The departure point of the Villa Capri Motor Hotel may be gone, but the geologic information within Guidebook Number 3 remains relevant to this day:  "The four stops of this field trip are in the Upper Eocene (Jackson) and Oligocene volcanic ash and bentonite beds, which crop out about

Folk, R.L., Hayes, M.O., Brown, T.E., Eargle, D.H., Weeks, A.D., Barnes, V.E., Clabaugh, S.E. Bureau of Economic Geology
The geologic story of Longhorn Cavern The geologic story of Longhorn Cavern 1963 Bureau of Economic Geology