- Usage in publication:
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- Fuyk sandstone
- Modifications:
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- [First used]
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Appalachian basin
Chadwick, G.H., 1940, [Title unknown]: New York State Geological Association Guidebook, 16th annual meeting, p. __., Field guide leaflets
Summary:
Pg. 2. Sandstone included in Rondout waterlime.
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 1448).
- Usage in publication:
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- Fuyk sandstone member
- Modifications:
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- Principal reference
- Dominant lithology:
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- Sandstone
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Appalachian basin
Summary:
Pg. 45, 46, 51, 55, 146 [1946]. Fuyk sandstone member of Rondout waterlime. Lower beds locally shaly and consist of reworked Normanskill arkose. Maximum thickness 20 feet. Underlies Manlius limestone. Has been called "Binnewater"; younger than that unit and not connected with it. Type locality designated.
Type locality: ledge on west ridge of the Fuyk, west of Catskill, southeastern NY.
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 1448).
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