Appendix B - Key Localities

Carboniferous Biostratigraphy, Western San Saba County, Texas
Robbie Rice Gries, B.S. Thesis 
The University of Texas at Austin, May 1970
[In the PRC-122 library]

These locations were correlated by Rice and corespond to location tags from a number of papers and theses. The underlined ones in his text are now followed by "*". These *'d location names should appear at the map coordinates that follow each entry. E.g., expect B13-2 at P-15.

A15-1* Upper Member Spiculite Facies; Bob Ellis Ranch; 3000 feet south-southeast on Bob Ellis Road, then west on pasture road 800 feet. N-16.

B13-2* Upper Member Conglomerate Facies; Sloan Sisters Ranch; 1000 feet southeast of Highway 2732, 3000 feet south of old Sloan school. P-15.

B14-2 (T-158*) Smithwick; Sloan Sisters Ranch; about 3000 feet east-northeast of the Sloan Sisters house. P-16.

C14-1* Upper Member Spiculite Facies; Sloan Sisters Ranch; 3500 feet east of Sloan Sisters house, about 150 feet north of a windmill on the northwest branch of a forked creekbed. P-16.

C18-1 (K-9, T-130*) Lower Member Algal II Facies; Wade Ellis Ranch; about 300 feet south of the Ellis road near the Ellis fault. P-17.

D12-1* Upper Member Spiculite Facies; Sloan Sisters Ranch; 1800 feet south-southeast of Tom Sloan's Ranch on west side of the pasture road near shale. Q-15.

D13-2* (D13) Lower Member Fragmental Facies; Sloan Sisters Ranch; 3800 to 4000 feet southeast on Pontotoc road, then 1500 feet west across creek bed and up a small gulch. P-15.

D14-1* Lower Member Fragmental Facies; Bob Ellis Ranch; 5000 feet southeast on Pontotoc road, then 2000 feet due east across creek bed. Q-16.

EH55-1a (R-124, T-145*) Upper Member Algal Facies; Hall Ranch; in Hutchinson Creek about 2000 feet west of the Hutchinson Creek (HC) section. D-8.

EH57-2a* Barnett; White Ranch; 3.7-3.8 miles west of Highway 45 junction in Richland Springs on Highway 190, just south of road in prospect pito G-8.

F11-1* Barnett; Tom Sloan Ranch; 2500 feet south of King creek (KC) section. R-14.

F13-1 (T-134*) Lowert Member Fragmental Facies; Sloan Sisters ranch ; on west sfide of Pontotoc road at the pens R-15. 

H37-1 (R-111, T-146*) Upper Member Algal Facies; Heatherly Ranch; about 1200 feet southeast of the Hall cut-Off and Concho road intersection. F-5. 

H39-2*, 3 Lower Member Cornuspirid and Upper Member Shale Facies; Locker Ranch; 2000 feet west of Richland Creek section (WRC).’ D-14.

H59-2* Lower Member Spiculite Facies; Hall Ranch; 3 miles west northwest of Richland Springs between two large tanks. D-7. 

I9-1* Lower Member Algal II Facies; Tom Sloan Ranch; 800 feet southeast from T-125 on pasture road on west side of road about 100 feet. T-13.

J-4* Barnett; Iom Sloan Ranch; 7000 feet south of Ink Hole (IH) section on pasture road 900 feet west of road in creek bed (southern branch of two). T-1O.

J-5-1* Lower Member Oolite II Facies; Tom Sloan Ranch; 2000 feet north of East Brady Mountain (EBM) section on the north side of the pens. T-1O.

K-1 (T-112*) Chappel, Barnett, Marble Falls; Tom Sloan Ranch; about 1000 feet southwest of the Buck Snort (BS) section. R-14.

K-2 (K2-1, T-124*) Lower Member Laminated Facies; Tom Sloan Ranch about 1500 feet east-northeast from the eastern part of the Upper Turkey Roost Creek section. S-14.

K-5 (T-126*) Lower Member Oolite II Facies; Tom Sloan Ranch; on west side of Sloan Sister's pens. V-11.

K-9 (C18-1, T-130*) Lower Member Algal II Facies; Wade Ellis Ranch, about 300 feet south of the Ellis road near Ellis fault. P-17.

K13-1 (K-13, T-123*) Lower Member Laminated Facies; Tom Sloan Ranch about 3000 feet northeast of the eastern part of the Upper Turkey Roost Creek (UTR) section. S-15.

K33-2 (K-33, T-132*) Lower Member Fragmental Facies; Gibbons Estate; about 1000 feet east-northeast of the Challenge Mill North (CMN) section. L-10.

L5-2 (T-129*) Lower Member Oolite II Faciess Tom Sloan Ranch; 2000 feet west of East Brady Mountain (EBM) Section. U-10.

L-8* Barnett; Tom Sloan Ranch; 500 feet east of South Prong (SP II) section. U-12.

LD8-1* (LD-2) Upper Member Shale and Spiculite Facies; Jack Sloan Ranch: due west of Maxwell Crossing one mile. Q-12.

LD9-1 (T-148*) Upper Member Crinoid Facies; Jack Sloan Ranch; about 200 feet South of the Lemons Camp- Richland Springs road intersection. Q-13.

LG3-1* Chappel; 3000 feet of Burr Tank (BT) section. N-9.

LG5-2 (T-137*) Upper Member Shale; Gibbons Estates; about 6000 feet southwest of the Burr Tank (BT) section; Small caliche pit. P-7.

LG8-1 (OD-7, T-136* , 205-T-92) Upper Member Shales; Nell Sloan Property; caliche pit about 1500 feet north- northeast of ranch house. N-12.

LG11-1* Upper Member Shale Facies; Leonard Ranchs southwest of Leonard Lodge about 4000 feet. N-14.

LH2-1 (OD-3, T-154*, 205-T-71) Smithwick; Gibbons Estate; at Burr Tank dam. N-8.

LH5-1 * Lower Member Algal II Facies; Gibbons Estate; north-east of Hackberry Mill on pasture road. L-10.

LH11-2 (T-110*) Chappel; McBride Ranch; in area at lower end of McBride North Pasture (MNP) section. M-14.

LJ8-1* Upper Member Oolite Facies; Jack Sloan Ranch; north- northeast of Nell Sloan House 7000 feet. L-12.

LJ12-1,2 (T-167*, 205-1-98) Sedimentary dike; Leonard Ranch; in Pecan Grove Creek about 700 feet west of the Pecan Grove Creek (PGC) section. L-14.

LJ13-1 (OD-10, T-156*, 205-T-67) Smithwick; Leonard Ranch; 300 feet southwest of Ellis Crossing. L-15.

LK11-2 (OD-9*) Upper Member Shale Facies; Leonard Ranch; 5000 feet west by southwest of Leonard Ranch headquarters in bed of small stream about 200 feet northwest of a fence line. L-14.

M7-2 Lower Member Oolite II Facies; Tom Sloan Ranch; just southwest of upper part of Bull Trap Tank (BTT) secion on southeast side of the road. V-11.

OC-1* Upper Member Crinoid Facies; Jack Sloan Ranch; "3000 feet west by southwest of Maxwe11 Crossing, 100 feet south of road to Lemons Camp" (Oden, 1958, p. 148). This locality has not been exactly located because of some differences between Oden's and Turner's mapping; however the material Oden co11ected here is like what Turner and I both co11ected near there at T-148 and is most likely from the Upper Crinoid Facies instead of Lower Marble Falls as Oden reported. Q-13.

OD-2* (near T-149) Upper Member Crinoid Facies; Jack Sloan Ranch; from lower 10 feet of shale just west of springs at Lemons Camp. R-12.

OD-3 (T-154*, LH2-1, 205-T-71) Smithwick; Gibbons Estate; from banks and dam of Burr Tank, A000 feet west of road intersection just west of Hackberry Mill. N-8.

OD-4* Upper Member Algal Facies; Gibbons Estate; 1600 feet southwest of Burr Tank, just above top of BT section. N-8.

OD-5* Chappel; Gibbons Estate; 1200 feet east of Hackberry Mill, in a road cut at the base of a gentle slope. M-10.

OD-6* Chappel; Jack Sloan Ranch; 4000 feet north-northwest of Nell Sloan House. N-12.

OD-7 (LG8-1, T-136*, 205-T-92) Upper Member Shale Facies; Jack Sloan Ranch; 1800 feet northeast of Nell Sloan ranch house, 200 feet east of road in an old caliche pit. N-12.

OD-8 (T-132*) Lower Member Algal II Facies; Jack Sloan Ranch; 1600 feet east by northeast of the base of Challenge Mill North section, in limestone along the small creek. L-1O.

OD-9 (LK11-1*) Upper Member Shale Facies; Leonard Ranch; 5000 feet west by southwest of Leonard Ranch head- quarters in bed of small Stream about 200 feet northwest of a fence line. L-14.

OD-10 (T-156*, LJ13-1, 205-T-67) Smithwick; Leonard Ranch; Shale on banks of small stream 300 feet northwest of Ellis Crossing. L-15.

OD-11 (T-141*) Upper Member Shale Facies: Leonard Ranch; 1500 feet south of Leonard Tank, 50 feet Southeast of road on east bank of small Stream. N-15.

OD-12* Chappel; Leonard Ranch; 3500 feet Southwest of Leonard Tank, in the east bank of a small stream. N-14.

OD-13* Upper Member Shale Facies; Leonard Ranch; 100 feet South of Leonard Tank in Shale limestone on the Slope of Hill, M-15.

P-50 (T-155*, 205-T-50) Smithwick; Bob Ellis Ranch; southwest corner of Ellis Tank. N-16.

P-65 (T-122*, =KC 26") Lower Member Laminated Facies; Tom Sloan Ranch; at top of hill about 200 feet north of bottom of King Creek (KC) Section. R-14.

R-101 (T-107*) Ellenberger, Chappel, Barnett; White Ranch; about a quarter of a mile N. 70° W. of the J. W. Gibbons Ranch house and a quarter of a mile due south of Benchmark Hill. K-3.

R-103 (T-103*) Chappel, Barnett; White Ranch; immediately south of ranch road between White's Antelope Windmill and the Joe Lyles Windmill about 0.5 mile east of the Lyles' mill. J-2.

R-106 (T-138*, SH64-1a-d) Upper Member Shales; White Ranch; due south 0.6 mile from the East mill; sink structure. I-5.

R-108 (T-105*) Chappel, Barnett; White Ranch; about 0.5 mile south of the Joe Lyles' Windmill. K-2.

R-111 (T-146*, H37-1a) Upper Member Algal Facies; Heatherly Ranch; about 500 yards southeast of the Hall cut-off- Concho road intersection. F-5.

R-120* Chappel; White Ranch; near Antelope Tank. J-4.

R-122 (T-143!) Upper Member Algal Facies; Hall Ranch; in bluffs along Goens Creek at Hall's West Pasture windmill. E-6.

R-124 (T-145!, EH55-1a-c) Upper Member Algal Facies; Hall Ranch; about 0.4 mile downstream (northeast) from Where, Hutchenson Creek crosses the old Concho Road. D-8.

R-126* Upper Member, Shale Facies; Hall Ranch; pits in shale about 1.2 miles west of Hall Ranch Houseo D-6.

R-127* Upper Member Shale Facies; Locker Ranch; on the south bank of Richland Creek about 0.25 mile southwest of Hall. D-4.

R-25-1 (T-152*) Upper Member Crinoid Facies; Gibbons Estate; about 6000 feet southwest of the K. Taylor Ranch (KTR) sectiono H-12.

R-25-2* Lower Member Spiculite Facies; K. Taylor Ranch; directly south of Richland Springs about 8000 feet. G-13.

R81-3 (T-157*, 205-T-79) Smithwick; Moore Ranch; 6000 feet north-northeast of the Leonard Ranch (LR) section. I-15.

SH34-la* Upper Member Shale Facies; White Ranch; equivalent to EMW-5O (East Mill West, 50 feet). J-4.

SH36-1 (T-139*) Upper Member Shale Facies; White Ranch; at small tank about 1200 feet south-southwest of the Hall cut-off intersection with U. S. Highway 1900 H-4.

SH64-1a-d (R-106, T-138*) Upper Member Shale; White Ranch; about 2000 feet south-southwest from the base of the East Mill (EM) section; collapse of Upper Member Shale into Lower Member Limestoneo I-5.

T-102* (K-11, across creek from 205-T-124) Ives Breccia, Chappel; Tom Sloan Ranch on west bank of King Creek near right angle bend to west. R-14.

T-103* (R-103) Chappel, Barnett; White Ranch; in small creek 200 feet south of pasture road between Benchmark Hill and Joe Lyles Windmilla J-2.

T-105* (R-108) Chappel Barnett white Ranch; about one-half mile south of Joe Lyles Mill. K-2.

T-107* (R-101) Ellengurger, Chappel, Barnett; White Ranch; about 700 feet southeast of T-106; inlier of Ellenburger surrounded by steeply dipping Carboniferous strata. K-3.

T-1O9* (205-T-77) Chappel; Jack Sloan Ranch; about 4000 feet southwest of Jack Sloan house at southern edge of Carboniferous outcrop belt. P-11.

T-110* (LH 11-2) Chappel; McBride Ranch; in area at lower end of McBride North Pasture (MNP) section. M-14.

T-111* (K-3) Chappel; Tom Sloan Ranch; about 3000 feet southwest from the intersection of Bluff Creek with San Saba River; Defandorf's Sunset section (SS). S-11.

T-112* (K-1) Chappel, Barnett, Lower Member Marble Falls; Tom Sloan Ranch; north side of King Creek about 1000 feet southwest of the Buck Snort (BS) section. R-14.

T-122* (P-65) Lower Marble Falls Laminated Facles, Tom Sloan Ranch; at top of hill about 200 feet north of King Creek (KC) section. Collection equals KC 26' about. R-14.

T-123* (K13-1, =K-14) Lower Member Laminated Facies; Tom Sloan Ranch; about 3000 feet northeast of the eastern part of the Upper Turkey Roose Creek (UTR) section. S-15.

T-124* (K-2) Lower Member Laminated Facies; Tom Sloan Ranch; about 1500 feet east-northeast from the eastern part of the Upper Turkey Roost Creek section. S-14.

T-125* (K-6O) Lower Member Laminated Facies; Tom Sloan Ranch; about 3000 feet south-southeast from the Middle Turkey Roose Creeek (MTR) section. T-13

T-126* (K-5) Lower Member Oollte II Facles; Tom Sloan Ranch; about 700 feet east-northeast from the Sloan Pens. V-11.

T-127* (K-4) Lower Member Oolite II Facies; Tom Sloan Ranch; on west side of pasture road on west side of Brady Mountain. U-10.

T-128* Lower Member Oolite II Facies; Tom Sloan Ranch: about 500 feet north-northwest of the South Prong II (SP II) section. T-12.

T-129* (L5-2) Lower Member Oolite II Facies; Tom Sloan Ranch: about 500 feet southwest of pasture road intersection on south side of Brady Mountain. U-10.

T-130* (K-9, C18-1) Lower Member Algal II Facies; Wade Ellis Ranch; about 300 feet south of the Ellis road near the Ellis fault. P-17.

T-132* (OD-8) Lower Member Algal II facies: Gibbons Estate; about 1000 east-northeast of the Challenge Mill Norht (CMN) section. L-10.

T-133* (K33-2, K33) Lower Member Fragmental Facies; Sloan Sisters Ranch; in Elm Holler about 1500 feet west of the Upper Elm Holler (UEH) section. Q-16.

T-134* (F13-1) Lower Member Fragmental Facies; Sloan Sisters Ranch; on west side of Pontotoc road at the pens. R-15.

T-136* (OD-7, LG8-1, 205-T-92) Upper Member Shales; Nell Sloan property; caliche pit about 1500 feet north- northeast of ranch house. N-12.

T-137 * (LG5-2) Upper Member Shale; Gibbons Estate; about 6000 feet southwest of the Burr Tank (BT) section; small caliche pit. P-7.

T-138* (R-106, SH64-1a-d) Upper Member Shale; White Ranch; about 2000 feet south-southwest from the base of the East Mill (EM) section; collapse of Upper Member Shale into Lower Member Limestone. I-5.

T-139* (SH36-1) Upper Member Shale; White Ranch; at small tank about 1200 feet south-southwest of the Hall cut-off intersection with U. S. Highway 190. H-4.

T-141* (OD-11) Upper Member Shale; Leonard Ranch; about 2000 feet southeast of Leonard Tank east of the road. N-15.

T-143* (R-122) Upper Member Algal Facies; Hall Ranch; about 2000 feet west of the East Branch South Goens Creek (SB) section. E-6.

T-144* Upper Member Algal Facies; Leonard Ranch; about AOOO feet east-northeast of the Leonard Ranch (LR) section. J-16

T-145* (R-124, EH55-1a-c) Upper Member Algal Facies; Hall Ranch; in Hutchinson Creek about 2000 feet west of the Hutchinson Creek (HO) section. D-8.

T-146* (R-111, H37-1a) Upper Member Algal Facies; Heatherly Ranch; about 1200 feet southeast of the Hall cut-off and Concho road intersection. F-5.

T-147* (F10-1) Upper Member Crinoid Facies; Tom Sloan Ranch; along east bank of the San Saba River about 1500 feet west-southwest of the King Creek (KC) section. R-13.

T-148* (LD9-1) Upper Member Crinoid Facies; about 200 feet south of Lemon's Camp-Richland Springs road intersection. Q-13.

T-149* (LB7-1) Upper Member Crinoid Facies; Jack Sloan Ranch; on Lemons Camp road about 800 feet northwest of the Bluff Creek-San Saba River intersection. R-12.

T-15O* (R4-1) Upper Member Crinoid Facies; Gibbons Estate; on the east side of the Richland Springs road about 1000 feet north of Dry Creek. I-10.

T-151* (R26-1) Upper Member Crinoid Facies; Gibbons Estate; about 1700 feet northeast of Locality T-150. I-11.

T-152* (R25-1) Upper Member Crinoid Facies; Gibbons Estate; about 6000 feet southwest of the K. Taylor Ranch (KTR) section. I-11.

T-154* (OD-3, LH2-1, 205-T-71) Smithwick; Gibbons Estate; west end of Burr Tank, from shale used in Dam. M-8.

T-155* (205-T-50, P-50) Smithwick; Bob Ellis Ranch; south- west corner of Ellis Tank. N-16.

T-156* (OD-10, LJ 13-1, 205-T-67) Smithwick; Leonard Ranch; 300 feet southwest of Ellis Crossing. L-15.

T-157* (R81-3, 205-T-79) Smithwick; Moore Ranch; 6000 feet north-northeast of the Leonard Ranch (LR) section. I-15.

T-158* (B14-2) Smithwick; Sloan Sisters Ranch; about 3000 feet east-northeast of the Sloan Sisters house. P-16.

T-167* (LJ12-2, 205-T-98) Sedimentary dike; Leonard Ranch; in Pecan Grove Creek about 700 feet west of the Pecan Grove Creek (PGC) section. L-14.

OCRed from photos of the thesis appendix and then cleaned by hand. 27 Aug 2019, Michael K. Smith