State | New York |
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Name | Mount Merino and Indian River Formations |
Geologic age | Ordovician |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Slate
Incidental
Sedimentary > Chemical > Chert
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Comments | part of Eugeosynclinal (Allochthonous) Sequence up to 6000 ft.? (2000 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 | Columbia - Dutchess - Greene - Rensselaer - Saratoga - Ulster - Washington |