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Georgetown Formation

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Georgetown Formation
Stratigraphic range: Albian
TypeFormation
UnderliesDel Rio Formation and Grayson Formation
OverliesSalmon Peak Formation and Stuart City Formation
Location
CountryMexico and the United States
ExtentTexas
Georgetown Formation stratigraphic column in Texas

The Georgetown Formation is a geologic formation in Mexico and the United States. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.

A stratigraphic column at the Mount Bonnell location starts with the Lower Cretaceous Trinity Group overlain by the Edwards Group and the Georgetown Formation. Upper Cretaceous formations follow, starting with the Del Rio Clay, Buda Limestone, and then the Eagle Ford Group. Formations within the Trinity Group include the Hammett Formation, Cow Creek Formation, Hensel Formation, and Lower and Upper Glen Rose Formation. The Hammett and the lower portion of the Upper Glen Rose act as confining units (or aquitard) for the Middle Trinity Aquifer. The Upper Glen Rose contains the Upper Trinity Aquifer, which appears to have intra-aquifer groundwater flow with the Edwards Aquifer as water levels are at the same elevation. Formations within the Edwards Group include the Kainier Formation and the Person Formation. The Upper Cretaceous rock units confine the Edwards Aquifer within the Edwards Group and the Georgetown Formation.[1]

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  1. ^ Saribudak, Mustafa (September 2016). "Geophysical mapping of Mount Bonnell fault of Balcones fault zone and its implications on Trinity-Edwards Aquifer interconnection, central Texas, USA". The Leading Edge. 35 (9). Society of Exploration Geophysicists: 752–758. doi:10.1190/tle35090752.1. Retrieved 12 September 2016.