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| State | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Name | Buttermilk Falls Limestone through Esopus Formation, undivided |
| Geologic age | Devonian |
| Original map label | Dbe |
| Primary rock type | limestone |
| Secondary rock type | siltstone |
| Other rock types | sandstone; shale; chert |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)Buttermilk Falls Limestone--gray fossiliferous limestone and black chert Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)Esopus Formation--gray silty shale Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Calcareous)Schoharie Formation--gray calcareous, argillaceous siltstone; Esopus Formation--gray silty shale and sandy siltstone. Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)Palmerton Sandstone--massive white siliceous sandstone Incidental
Sedimentary > Chemical > Chert (Bed)Buttermilk Falls Limestone--gray fossiliferous limestone and black chert |
| Map references | Pennsylvania Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 2001, Bedrock Geology of Pennsylvania, edition: 1.0, digital map. Retrieved from internet 9-30-2004; <http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/topogeo/map1/bedmap.aspx> DL Data: pageoexp.zip |
| Unit references | Berg, T. M., Edmunds, W. E., Geyer, A. R., and others, compilers, 1980, Geologic map of Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 4th ser., Map 1, 2nd ed., 3 sheets, scale 1:250,000. Pennsylvania Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 2001, Bedrock Geology of Pennsylvania, edition: 1.0, digital map. Retrieved from internet 9-30-2004; <http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/topogeo/map1/bedmap.aspx> DL Data: pageoexp.zip |
| Geographic coverage | Carbon - Monroe - Pike |
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