Virgil and lower Wolfcamp rocks on the Eastern Shelf in North-central Texas are composed of several intergradational depositional systems comprising 1,200 to 1,500 feet of off-lapping, predominantly terrigenous sediments.

Upper Pensylvanian and lower Permian rocks of the Eastern Shelf in North-central Texas are composed of 10 to 15 repetitive sequences including open shelf, deltaic, fluvial, and interdeltaic depositional systems.

This classic publication is a syllabus published in conjunction with a Research Colloquium of the Bureau of Economic Geology, August 27-29,1969. It includes discussion notes, 168 maps and other text figures, and a list of 321 selected references pertaining to modern and ancient delta systems.

The Eddleman Coal (Thrifty Formation, Cisco Group) in Young County, Texas, yielded a spore and pollen flora which was classified into 37 genera and 65 species. Ten species are regarded as new and are assigned to existing genera. A single new species is described and placed within a new genus.

Like the early Spanish explorers who first saw Palo Duro Canyon, today's visitor is likely to view the impressive canyon with surprise and awe.

The rocks exposed in the Austin West quadrangle are Cretaceous marine limestones and clays and Quaternary alluvial deposits.

Geologic map that depicts the surface geology of Galveston and Chambers Counties and parts of Waller, Harris, Liberty, Jefferson, Orange, Brazoria, Matagorda, Wharton, and Fort Bend Counties.