- Usage in publication:
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- Hasenclever sandstone member
- Modifications:
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- Original reference
- Dominant lithology:
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- Sandstone
- Shale
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Appalachian basin
Summary:
Pg. 64, 66. Hasenclever sandstone member of Frankfort formation. Name proposed for middle member of formation. Composed of finely cross-laminated buff-weathering thin-bedded fine sandstones and interbedded greenish shales. Shale occurring in beds a few inches to 1 foot or more thick normally comprises one-third to one-half of unit's total thickness of 40 feet. Sandstone similar to those in overlying Moyer member (new). Overlies Harter shale member (new) with sharply defined contact. Age is Late Ordovician (Cincinnatian).
Typically exposed south of Harter Hill, located near east-central border of Utica quadrangle, central NY. Also occurs on Hasenclever Hill about 2 mi southwest of Harter Hill.
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 1689).
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