Raritan Formation (NYKr;3)

State	New York
Name	Raritan Formation
Geologic age	Upper Cretaceous
Original map label	Kr
Comments	part of Coastal Plain Sediments 0-2000 ft. (0-600 m).
Primary rock type	clay or mud
Secondary rock type	silt
Other rock types	sand; gravel
Lithologic constituents	Major Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Clay Minor Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Siltsilty clay Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sand Incidental Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Gravel
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. [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	Kings - Nassau - Queens - Richmond