State | New Jersey |
---|---|
Name | Passaic Formation |
Geologic age | Lower Jurassic and Upper Triassic |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed)predominantly red beds consisting of argillaceous siltstone
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)very fine grained sandstone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mixed-clastic > Siltstone-mudstone (Bed)silty mudstone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)
|
Comments | Part of the Brunswick Group; note that unit TRpg is described within this unit on the printed map; its description has been removed here and placed into its own description (under unit TRpg, Passaic Formation gray bed). |
References | Dalton, R.F., Herman, G.C., Monteverde, D.H., Pristas, R.S., Sugarman, P.J., and Volkert, R.A., 1999, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Bedrock Geology and Topographic Base Maps of New Jersey: New Jersey Geological Survey CD Series CD 00-1; ARC/INFO (v. 7.1), scale 1:100,000.Owens, James P., Sugarman, Peter J., Sohl, Norman F., Parker, Ronald A., Houghton, Hugh F., Volkert, Richard A., Drake, Avery A., Jr., and Orndorff, Randall C., 1998, Bedrock Geologic Map of Central and Southern New Jersey: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-2540-B, 8 cross sections, 4 sheets, each size 58x41, scale 1:100,000.https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/i2540B |
NGMDB product | |
Counties | Hunterdon - Mercer - Middlesex - Somerset |