State | Rhode Island |
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Name | Narragansett Bay Group - Purgatory Conglomerate |
Geologic age | Pennsylvanian |
Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > ConglomerateBuff to pale-gray conglomerate. Clasts consist entirely of quartzite; matrix primarily quartz, plus sparse amounts of magnetite.
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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. |
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Counties | Newport |