Philadelphia, Pa. Paper - Geology and Mineral Resources of the Rio Grande Region in Texas and Coahuila
- Organization:
- The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
- Pages:
- 19
- File Size:
- 751 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 1885
Abstract
Coming from San Antonio, Texas, and following the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railroad westwards, one enters soon the Cretaceous formation, which forms a belt of several hundred miles, extending westwards to the boundary of Arizona and across the Rio Grande into the State of Coahuila, Mexico. The members of this formation are very numerous and in petrographical character very diverse—from a whitish or bluish, slaty, impure limestone to a hard, beautiful blue-and-red striped, and a compact heavy-bedded,
Citation
APA: (1885) Philadelphia, Pa. Paper - Geology and Mineral Resources of the Rio Grande Region in Texas and Coahuila
MLA: Philadelphia, Pa. Paper - Geology and Mineral Resources of the Rio Grande Region in Texas and Coahuila. The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, 1885.