Anacacho Limestone
# Anacacho Limestone

The Anacacho Limestone is a unit of limestone of Cretaceous (Campanian) age in Texas.

## Description

The Anacacho Limestone is composed predominantly of limestone (wackestone, packstone, and grainstone).

## Geographic Extent

Outcrops of the Anacacho Limestone are present in Kinney, Uvalde, Medina, and Bexar Counties of Texas.

## Stratigraphic Setting

The Anacacho Limestone overlies the Upson Clay, and is overlain by the Corsicana Marl.

## Age

The Anacacho Limestone is of Cretaceous (Campanian) age.

## Interpretation of Depositional Environment

Most of the Anacacho Limestone is interpreted as having accumulated in relatively shallow (<50 m depth) marine water.

