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Title Publication Year Abstract Author Publisher
Field excursion - geology of Llano region and Austin area Field excursion - geology of Llano region and Austin area 1963 Barnes, V.E., Bell, W.C., Clabaugh, S.E., Cloud, P.E., Jr., Young, Keith, McGehee, R.V. Bureau of Economic Geology
Pleistocene geology of Red River basin in Texas Pleistocene geology of Red River basin in Texas 1963

The Red River rises in northeastern New Mexico and extends across northern Texas and east of the Panhandle serves as the northern border of that State. The late Cenozoic geology of the Red River basin has been studied intensively in northwestern Texas and in Louisiana.

Frye, J.C., Leonard, A.B. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic map of Southeastern Llano Uplift, Llano, Burnet, Blanco, and Gillespie counties, Texas Geologic map of Southeastern Llano Uplift, Llano, Burnet, Blanco, and Gillespie counties, Texas 1963 McGehee, R.V. Bureau of Economic Geology
Lignites of the Texas Gulf coastal plain Lignites of the Texas Gulf coastal plain 1963

One of the basic mineral resources of Texas is abundant deposits of lignite in Eocene rocks of the Gulf Coastal Plain.

Fisher, W.L. Bureau of Economic Geology
The Mineral Industry of Texas in 1962 The Mineral Industry of Texas in 1962 1963 Netzeband, F.F., Early, T.R., Girard, R.M. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geology of the Johnson City Quadrangle, Blanco County, Texas Geology of the Johnson City Quadrangle, Blanco County, Texas 1963 Barnes, V.E. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geology of the Eagle Mountains and Vicinity, Hudspeth County, Texas Geology of the Eagle Mountains and Vicinity, Hudspeth County, Texas 1963

Eagle Mountains and vicinity include three physiographically distinct but stratigraphically and structurally related sub-units: a central, topographically high mesa, Eagle Mountains; a much lower northwestward extension, Devil Ridge; and a south-southeastward extension, Indio Mountains.

Underwood, J.R. Bureau of Economic Geology
Correlation of Cambrian Rocks in Central Texas Correlation of Cambrian Rocks in Central Texas 1963 Barnes, V.E. Bureau of Economic Geology
Hurricanes as Geological Agents: Case Studies of Hurricanes Carla, 1961, and Cindy, 1963 Hurricanes as Geological Agents: Case Studies of Hurricanes Carla, 1961, and Cindy, 1963 1963

Tropical storms, which cross the Texas coastline with a frequency of 0.67 storms per year, play a major role in nearshore sedimentation on the south Texas coast. Greatest geological effects of these storms are produced by wind-driven waves and by storm surges.

 Hayes, M.O. Bureau of Economic Geology
A stratigraphic datum, Cisco Group (Upper Pennsylvanian), Brazos and Trinity valleys, north-central Texas A stratigraphic datum, Cisco Group (Upper Pennsylvanian), Brazos and Trinity valleys, north-central Texas 1962

The Blach Ranch and Breckenridge limestone members of the Thrifty formation are the most persistent mappable rock units in the Cisco group of the Brazos and Trinity River valleys.

Brown, L.F., Jr. Bureau of Economic Geology