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Geologic units in Wayne county, New York

Irondequoit Limestone thru Kodak Sandstone (Lower Silurian) at surface, covers 11 % of this area

Irondequoit Limestone thru Kodak Sandstone - includes: Irondequoit Limestone, Rockway Dolostone, Hickory Corners Limestone, Neahga Shale, and Kodak Sandstone.

Lithology: sandstone; shale; limestone; dolostone (dolomite); chert; phosphate

Camillus and Syracuse Formations (Upper Silurian) at surface, covers 21 % of this area

Camillus and Syracuse Formations - shale, dolostone, gypsum, salt.

Lithology: shale; dolostone (dolomite); evaporite

Vernon Shale (Upper Silurian) at surface, covers 26 % of this area

Vernon Shale

Lithology: shale; black shale

Queenston Shale (Upper Ordovician) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Queenston Shale

Lithology: shale

Beekmantown Group (in part) (Lower Ordovician) at surface, covers 0.5 % of this area

Beekmantown Group (in part) - In St. Lawrence Valley: Ogdensburg Dolostone (Beauharnois Dolostone in Canada); In Champlain Valley: Providence Island Dolostone; Fort Cassin Formation-limestone, dolostone; Fort Ann Formation (Spellman of Clinton and Essex Counties)-limestone, dolostone; Cutting Formation-dolostone (locally cherty), limestone, siltstone. In Vermont: includes Bridport, Bascom, Cutting, and Shelburne carbonates.

Lithology: dolostone (dolomite); limestone; chert; siltstone

Decew Dolostone and Rochester Shale (Lower Silurian) at surface, covers 9 % of this area

Decew Dolostone and Rochester Shale

Lithology: shale; dolostone (dolomite); black shale; calcarenite

Undifferentiated Medina Group and Queenston Formation (Upper Ordovician - Lower Silurian) at surface, covers 9 % of this area

Undifferentiated Medina Group and Queenston Formation - Grimsby Formation-sandstones, shale; and Queenston Formation-siltstone, shale.

Lithology: shale; sandstone; siltstone; conglomerate; chemical

Clinton Group (Silurian) at surface, covers 1 % of this area

Clinton Group - Herkimer Sandstone including Joslin Hill and Jordanville Members; Kirkland Hematite; Willowvale Shale; Westmoreland Hematite; Sauquoit Formation-sandstone, shale; Otsquago Sandstone; Oneida Conglomerate.

Lithology: shale; sandstone; chemical; conglomerate

Ilion Shale (Upper Silurian) at surface, covers 23 % of this area

Ilion Shale

Lithology: black shale