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Lithofacies and the depositional history of the Tessey Formation, Frenchman Hills, West Texas

January 1, 2000

The Tessey Formation in the Frenchman Hills, northwest Glass Mountains, represent deposition in a basinal setting. The formation consists of at least two shallowing-upward sequences of carbonate and evaporite deposition marked by two episodes of subaerial exposure, meteoric water dissolution, and collapse brecciation.

Publication Year 2000
Title Lithofacies and the depositional history of the Tessey Formation, Frenchman Hills, West Texas
Authors Mohammad Haneef, B. R. Wardlaw
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Smithsonian Contributions to Earth Sciences
Index ID 70095223
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse