State | Pennsylvania |
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Name | Pensauken and Bridgeton Formations, undifferentiated |
Geologic age | Tertiary |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sand (Bed)Dark-reddish-brown, cross-stratified, feldspathic quartz sand
Minor
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Gravel (Bed)some thin beds of fine gravel
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Clay (Bed)rare layers of clay or silt.
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Silt (Bed)rare layers of clay or silt.
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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 | Bucks - Chester - Delaware - Montgomery - Philadelphia |