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Hammer Creek Formation

Hammer Creek Formation - conglomerate.
StateNew York
NameHammer Creek Formation
Geologic ageUpper Triassic
Original map labelTrhc
Commentspart of Newark Group 0-7000 ft. (0-2100 m).
Primary rock typeconglomerate
Secondary rock type
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate
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 coverageRockland

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