| State | Pennsylvania |
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| Name | Hardyston Formation |
| Geologic age | Cambrian |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)feldspathic sandstone; color ranges from nearly white to dark gray; massive bedded; Skolithos present in upper part
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Quartzitetypically light-gray, fine- to medium-grained quartzite
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)quartz-pebble conglomerate occurs at base
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| Comments | On the paper map, in the map description for this unit, Scolithus is spelled Skolithus. |
| References | Berg, T.M., Edmunds, W.E., Geyer, A.R., and others, compilers, 1980, Geologic map of Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 4th ser., Map 1, 2nd ed., 3 sheets, scale 1:250,000.Pennsylvania Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Miles, C.E., and Whitfield, T.G., compilers, 2001, Bedrock Geology of Pennsylvania, edition: 1.0, digital map, scale 1:250,000. |
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| Counties | Berks - Bucks - Lancaster - Lebanon - Lehigh - Northampton |