Usage:
Clove Brook Member of Decker Formation (NJ*,NY*)
Geologic age:
late Silurian*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type section: abandoned William Nearpass quarry, 1.8 mi southwest of Duttonville, Port Jervis South quadrangle, NJ. Section is on the southeast slope of Wallpack Ridge. Named from Clove Brook, 0.5 mi northeast of the quarry (Epstein and others, 1967).
AAPG geologic province:
Appalachian basin*
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