The uppermost extrusive volcanic unit in the Watchung syncline is here named the Hook Mountain Basalt of the Newark Supergroup. This unit was the Third Watchung Basalt of Darton (1890). It overlies the Towaco Formation and underlies the Boonton Formation. Thickness is 110 m. Age is Early Jurassic.
Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).
Age of the Hook Mountain Basalt is Hettangian based on radiometric ages.
Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).
The Hook Mountain Basalt of Olsen (1980) is here adopted by the U.S. Geological Survey and is assigned to the revised Brunswick Group in NJ. Age is Early Jurassic.
Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).
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