ROCK NAME APPEARANCE FISSILITY FOSSILS STRIKE AND DIP Taylor Marl Calcareous clay; North-south white-tan color; strike; gentle dip conspicuous to east layers Austin Chalk Weakly fissile North-south strike; gentle dip to east Eagle Ford Shale North-south strike; gentle dip to east Woodbine Some marine North-south Sandstone fossils and strike; gentle dip terrestrial plant detritus; oyster beds locally to east
ROCK NAME APPEARANCE FISSILITY FOSSILS STRIKE AND DIP Taylor Marl Calcareous clay; North-south white-tan color; strike; gentle dip conspicuous to east layers Austin Chalk Weakly fissile North-south strike; gentle dip to east Eagle Ford Shale North-south strike; gentle dip to east Woodbine Some marine North-south Sandstone fossils and strike; gentle dip terrestrial plant detritus; oyster beds locally to east
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Transcribed Image Text:ROCK NAME
APPEARANCE
FISSILITY
FOSSILS
STRIKE AND DIP
North-south
Calcareous clay3;
white-tan color%3;
conspicuous
layers
Taylor Marl
strike; gentle dip
to east
Austin Chalk
Weakly fissile
North-south
strike; gentle dip
to east
Eagle Ford Shale
North-south
strike; gentle dip
to east
North-south
Some marine
fossils and
terrestrial plant
detritus; oyster
Woodbine
Sandstone
strike; gentle dip
to east
beds locally
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