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Trimmers Rock Formation

Trimmers Rock Formation - Olive-gray siltstone and shale, characterized by graded bedding; marine fossils; some very fine grained sandstone in northeast; black shale of Harrell Formation at base in Susquehanna Valley.
StatePennsylvania
NameTrimmers Rock Formation
Geologic ageDevonian
Original map labelDtr
Primary rock typesiltstone
Secondary rock typeshale
Other rock typessandstone; black shale
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)Olive-gray siltstone and shale, characterized by graded bedding; marine fossils
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed)Olive-gray siltstone and shale, characterized by graded bedding; marine fossils
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale > Black-shale (Bed)black shale of Harrell Formation at base in Susquehanna Valley.
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)some very fine grained sandstone in northeast
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 coverageCarbon - Columbia - Dauphin - Juniata - Lebanon - Luzerne - Lycoming - Mifflin - Monroe - Montour - Northumberland - Perry - Pike - Schuylkill - Snyder - Union

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