Narragansett Bay Group - Dighton Conglomerate

Gray conglomerate consisting predominantly of quartz clasts set in a sand-sized matrix. Minor lenses of litharenite and arkosic sandstone.
State Rhode Island
Name Narragansett Bay Group - Dighton Conglomerate
Geologic age Pennsylvanian
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > ConglomerateGray conglomerate consisting predominantly of quartz clasts set in a sand-sized matrix.
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Arkosic)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone > Arenitelitharenite
Comments Part of Esmond-Dedham Subterrane. Narragansett Bay Group - deposited upon older rocks of both West Bay and East Bay parts of the Esmond-Dedham subterrane.
References

Hermes, O.D. (comp.), Gromet, L.P. (comp.), Murray, D.P. (comp.), Hamidzada, N.A., Skehan, J.W., and Mosher, S., 1994, Bedrock geologic map of Rhode Island: Rhode Island Map Series No. 1, Kingston, Rhode Island, scale 1:100,000.

NGMDB product
Counties Bristol