State | New York |
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Name | Glenerie Formation |
Geologic age | Lower Devonian |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone
Minor
Sedimentary > Chemical > Chert
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale
Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate
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Comments | part of Onondaga Limestone and Ulster Group 100-500 ft. (30-150 m). Secondary unit description from USGS Geologic Names lexicon (ref. NY046): Composition of the Glenerie limestone ranges from limestone to solid chert beds, soft shale, and conglomerate. Beds are very blue to nearly black in fresh exposures; characteristically weather buff brown. Thickness is about 30 ft in type exposure. Overlies the Port Ewen beds in type area, but overlies the Connelly conglomerate farther to south. |
References | Fisher, D.W., Isachsen, Y.W., and Rickard, L.V., 1970, Geologic Map of New York State, consisting of 5 sheets: Niagara, Finger Lakes, Hudson-Mohawk, Adirondack, and Lower Hudson, New York State Museum and Science Service, Map and Chart Series No. 15, scale 1:250,000. |
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Counties | Albany - Greene - Schoharie |