State | New York |
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Name | Inwood Marble |
Geologic age | Early Cambrian - Lower Ordovician |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metacarbonate > Marbledolomite marble, calcite marble
Minor
Metamorphic > Schist > Calc-silicate-schistcalc-schist
Metamorphic > Granulite
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Quartzite
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Comments | part of Wappinger and Stockbridge Groups, Poughquag Quartzite, and Metamorphic Equivalents up to 4000 ft. (1200 m). |
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 | Bronx - New York - Putnam - Queens - Westchester |