A Deterministic Evaluation of eismic Fidelity using Velocity Modeling ...
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etween the underlying Jackson Group and the overlying lower Frio. This interval varies<br />
from 200 and 300 feet thick in the Vinton Dome area and is composed <strong>of</strong> dark gray,<br />
calcareous shale with occasional streaks <strong>of</strong> siltstone deposited in an outer neritic<br />
environment. A characteristic faunal marker for the Vicksberg is the Textularia warreni<br />
(Tabbi-Anneni, 1975).<br />
Overlying the Vicksberg Group is the Frio Formation. Sediments in the Frio have an<br />
average thickness <strong>of</strong> 1500 feet and are composed <strong>of</strong> dark shale and silt with occasional<br />
massive sand beds. The Frio subdivisions are the lower, middle and upper members.<br />
Both the lower and middle Frio is composed primarily <strong>of</strong> bathyal shale deposited on the<br />
continental slope. The lower Frio is approximately 400 feet thick and is composed <strong>of</strong><br />
thin sand stringers. The middle Frio is approximately 300 feet thick and has thick sand<br />
stringers. Three faunal markers in the lower Frio are, in ascending order, Discorbis "D",<br />
Nodosaria blanpiedi, and Nonion struma. An index fossil, Marginulina texana marks the<br />
top <strong>of</strong> the middle Frio.<br />
Deposition <strong>of</strong> the 800 feet thick upper Frio occurred in both an inner neritic environment,<br />
consisting <strong>of</strong> coarse sands, inter-fingered with an outer neritic environment composed <strong>of</strong><br />
shale. Two characteristic micr<strong>of</strong>ossils found in the upper Frio include Cibicides<br />
hazzardi, found in the lower part, and Camerina "A", typical <strong>of</strong> the upper part <strong>of</strong> the<br />
section. A shale zone overlain by a continuous sand bed characterizes the lower portion<br />
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