Joslin Hill Member of Herkimer Sandstone (NY)
late Silurian
Type section: along south branch of Moyer Creek about 1.3 mi east-northeast of Parker Corners in the S 1/9 of Utica quadrangle, east-central NY. Named from the hill immediately east of the creek, along whose north slope are other outcrops of the member (Zenger, 1966).
Appalachian basin
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