| State | Rhode Island |
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| Name | Newport Group - Fort Adams Formation |
| Geologic age | Late Proterozoic? or older? |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary (Olistrostrome)Large clasts of dolostone and quartz arenite (olistoliths) enclosed within a matrix of tuff, siltstone, slate, and conglomerate; interpreted as an olistostrome.
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| Comments | Part of Esmond-Dedham Subterrane (East Bay Area) |
| 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 |