Origin Of The Clastic Dikes In The Rockwall Area, Texas

Authors

John Napier Monroe, Baylor University

Publication Date

10-1-1950

Abstract

Since the first of many elastic dikes was discovered near Rockwall, Texas, in 1851, their origin has been a subject of much controversy. Various observers have attributed them to the work of ancient man, igneous activity, marine sedimentation, and upward injection from parent layers of sandstone.

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Recommended Citation

Monroe, John Napier (1950) "Origin Of The Clastic Dikes In The Rockwall Area, Texas," Field and Laboratory: Vol. 18 : No. 4.
Available at: https://scholar.smu.edu/fieldandlab/vol18/iss4/1