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| State | New York |
|---|---|
| Name | Undifferentiated Lower Devonian and Silurian rocks |
| Geologic age | Lower Devonian - Silurian |
| Original map label | DS |
| Comments | 400-1000 ft. (120-300 m). |
| Primary rock type | limestone |
| Secondary rock type | dolostone (dolomite) |
| Other rock types | sandstone; shale; conglomerate |
| Lithologic constituents | Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > ShaleHigh Falls Shale, Woodbury Creek Formation-shale, sandstone; Esopus Shale, Poxono Island Formation-shale, dolostone; Longwood Shale Sedimentary > Clastic > ConglomerateConnelly Conglomerate, Green Pond Conglomerate Sedimentary > Clastic > SandstoneBinnewater Sandstone, Kanhouse Sandstone, Woodbury Creek Formation-shale, sandstone; Central Valley Sandstone Sedimentary > Carbonate > DolostoneRondout Dolostone, Poxono Island Formation-shale, dolostone Sedimentary > Carbonate > LimestonePort Ewen thru Manlius Limestones; New Scotland Limestone thru Rondout Dolostone; Decker Limestone |
| Map references | NYS Museum, NYS Geological Survey, NYS Museum Technology Center, 1999, 1:250,000 Bedrock geology of NYS, data is distributed in ARC/INFOr EXPORT format (with ".e00" extension) in 5 seperate files based on printed map sheets, http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/gis.html. |
| Unit references | D. W. Fisher; Y. W. Isachsen, L. V. Rickard, 1970, Geologic Map of New York State, consisting of 5 sheets: Niagara, Finger Lakes, Hudson-Mohawk, Adirondack, and Lower Hudson, New York State Museum and Science Service, Map and Chart Series No. 15, scale 1:250000. |
| Geographic coverage | Orange - Sullivan - Ulster |
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