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| State | New Jersey |
|---|---|
| Name | Stockton Formation Cobble Conglomerate and Sandstone facies |
| Geologic age | Upper Triassic |
| Original map label | Trss |
| Comments | Newark Supergroup, Brunswick Group (Lyttle and Epstein, 1987). The Stockton Formation unit description on the map encompasses multiple units (TRs, TRss, and TRscq). The units were split into separate records and appropriate descriptions for each were used. Names for units is from digital map. |
| Primary rock type | sandstone |
| Secondary rock type | conglomerate |
| Other rock types | |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)reddish-brown to pinkish-white, medium- to coarse-grained, feldspathic pebbly sandstone and conglomerate Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)reddish-brown to pinkish-white, medium- to coarse-grained, feldspathic pebbly sandstone and conglomerate |
| Map references | Dalton, R. F., Herman, G. C., Monteverde, D. H., Pristas, R. S., Sugarman, P. J., Volkert, R. A., 1999, New Jersey Department Of Environmental Protection, Bedrock Geology and Topographic Base Maps of New Jersey: New Jersey Geological Survey CD Series CD 00-1; ARC/INFO (v. 7.1) export file: geology.e00, scale 1:100,000, unit description files: cslegend.pdf and nlegend.pdf, metadata: metast.pdf. |
| Unit references | Dalton, R. F., Herman, G. C., Monteverde, D. H., Pristas, R. S., Sugarman, P. J., Volkert, R. A., 1999, New Jersey Department Of Environmental Protection, Bedrock Geology and Topographic Base Maps of New Jersey: New Jersey Geological Survey CD Series CD 00-1; ARC/INFO (v. 7.1) export file: geology.e00, scale 1:100,000, unit description files: cslegend.pdf and nlegend.pdf, metadata: metast.pdf. Drake, Avery A. Jr.,Volkert, Richard, A., Monteverde, Donald H., Herman, Gregory C., Houghton,Hugh F., Parker, Ronald A., and Dalton, Richard F., 1996, Bedrock Geologic Map of Northern New Jersey: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellanenous Investigations Map I-2540-A, scale 1 to 100,000, 4 cross sections, 2 sheets, size 56x40; 58x41. Lyttle, P.T., and Epstein, J.B., 1987, Geologic map of the Newark 1 x 2 degree quadrangle, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1715, scale 1:250,00. |
| Geographic coverage | Hunterdon |
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