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Huntley Mountain Formation

Huntley Mountain Formation - Greenish-gray and light-olive-gray, flaggy, fine-grained sandstone, siltstone, and a few red shale interbeds; includes lower "Pocono" plus "Oswayo" of earlier workers. Forms transition between Catskill Formation and Burgoon Sandstone.
StatePennsylvania
NameHuntley Mountain Formation
Geologic ageMississippian and Devonian
Original map labelMDhm
Primary rock typesandstone
Secondary rock typesiltstone
Other rock typesshale
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)Greenish-gray and light-olive-gray, flaggy, fine-grained sandstone
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)a few red shale interbeds
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 coverageBradford - Cameron - Centre - Clearfield - Clinton - Columbia - Elk - Jefferson - Luzerne - Lycoming - McKean - Potter - Sullivan - Tioga - Wyoming

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