- Usage in publication:
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- Hazlet sands
- Modifications:
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- Named
- Dominant lithology:
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- Sand
- Clay
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Atlantic Coast basin
Summary:
Hazlet sands, which compose upper part of Matawan formation, described as chiefly sands, highly ferruginous and brown in color in lower portions and often having indurated crusts. Above the brown sand is frequently a well-developed dark-colored clay very like lower part of underlying Crosswicks clays. Conformably overlain by Mount Laurel sands. Age is Late Cretaceous.
Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).
- Usage in publication:
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- Hazlet sands
- Modifications:
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- Overview
- Revised
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Atlantic Coast basin
Summary:
The Hazlet sands include Marshalltown sand and clay above and Columbus [Englishtown] sand below, and compose upper part of Matawan formation. [Clark and others (1897) also included Wenonah sand, since they extended the name to base of Mount Laurel sand.]
Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).
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