| State | Pennsylvania |
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| Name | New Oxford conglomerate |
| Geologic age | Triassic |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > ConglomerateQuartz or quartzite pebbles, cobbles, and rare boulders set in a red, sandy, ferruginous matrix; some silica cement; some feldspar clasts
Minor
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > QuartziteQuartz or quartzite pebbles, cobbles, and rare boulders set in a red, sandy, ferruginous matrix; some silica cement; some feldspar clasts
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > SandQuartz or quartzite pebbles, cobbles, and rare boulders set in a red, sandy, ferruginous matrix; some silica cement; some feldspar clasts
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| 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 | Adams - Lancaster - York |