Shawangunk Formation
The Silurian Shawangunk Formation is a mapped bedrock unit in eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. It is named for the Shawangunk Ridge for which it is the dominant rock type. The division of the Shawangunk between the Tuscarora Formation and Clinton Group has not been conclusively determined. The shift of nomenclature currently has the divide between Hawk Mountain and Lehigh Gap.
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Shawangunk Formation
The Silurian Shawangunk Formation is a mapped bedrock unit in eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. It is named for the Shawangunk Ridge for which it is the dominant rock type. The division of the Shawangunk between the Tuscarora Formation and Clinton Group has not been conclusively determined. The shift of nomenclature currently has the divide between Hawk Mountain and Lehigh Gap.
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The Silurian Shawangunk Format ...... Hawk Mountain and Lehigh Gap.
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Exposure of the Shawangunk at Lehigh Gap, PA
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Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York
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Shawangunk Formation
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W. W. Mather, 1840
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Lower Silurian
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approx. 1400 ft
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The Silurian Shawangunk Format ...... Hawk Mountain and Lehigh Gap.
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Shawangunk Formation
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