State | New Jersey |
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Name | Raritan Formation |
Geologic age | Upper Cretaceous, upper Cenomanian |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Silt (Bed)Woodbridge Clay Member - Silt, clayey, dark-gray; weathers to red brown or white, locally interbedded with light-gray, clayey, fine- to very fine grained sand. Very micaceous (muscovite, chlorite, and biotite) in both silty and sandy beds. Farrington Sand Member - interbedded with thin to thick, dark, silt beds
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sand (Bed)Woodbridge Clay Member - interbedded with light-gray, clayey, fine- to very fine grained sand (primarily quartz and mica with little feldspar). Very micaceous (muscovite, chlorite, and biotite) in both silty and sandy beds. Farrington Sand Member - sand, quartz, fine- to medium-grained, crossbedded, very micaceous, white, interbedded with thin to thick, dark, silt beds. Rock fragments are a minor sand constituent.
Minor
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Clay (Bed)Woodbridge Clay Member - Silt, clayey, dark-gray; weathers to red brown or white, locally interbedded with light-gray, clayey, fine- to very fine grained sand.
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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 Cobban, W.A., and Kennedy, W.J., 1990, Upper Cenomanian ammonites from the Woodbridge Clay Member of the Raritan Formation of New Jersey: Journal of Paleontology, v. 64, p. 845-846.Christopher, R.A., 1982, The occurrence of the Complexiopollis-Atlantipollis Zone (palynomorphs) in the Eagle Ford Group (Upper Cretaceous) of Texas: Journal of Paleontology, v. 56, p. 525-541.Christopher, R.A., 1979, Normapolles and triporate pollen assemblages from the Raritan and Magothy Formations (Upper Cretaceous) of New Jersey: Palynology, v. 3, p. 73-122. |
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Counties | Middlesex |