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Geologic units in Richmond county, New York

Palisade Diabase (Early Jurassic) at surface, covers 10 % of this area
Palisade Diabase
Lithology: diabase
Raritan Formation (Upper Cretaceous) at surface, covers 54 % of this area
Raritan Formation - clay, silty clay, sand, gravel.
Lithology: clay or mud; silt; sand; gravel
Stockton Formation (Upper Triassic) at surface, covers 6 % of this area
Stockton Formation - arkose, conglomerate, and mudstone.
Lithology: arkose; conglomerate; mudstone
Serpentinite (Lower Ordovician) at surface, covers 26 % of this area
Serpentinite.
Lithology: serpentinite

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