- Usage in publication:
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- Newcomb sandstone
- Modifications:
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- Original reference
- Dominant lithology:
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- Sandstone
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Appalachian basin
Summary:
Pg. 6, 19, pls. 2, 3, 4. Newcomb sandstone of Slatestone group. Includes both massive and thin facies. Thickness as much as 60 feet; commonly 20. Occurs in upper part of group; overlies a shale interval 40 to 120 feet thick that in turn overlies Sand Gap sandstone (new); underlies shale and Jellico coal that underlie Indian Bluff group (new). Age is Early Pennsylvanian (Pottsville).
Named from Newcomb, Campbell Co., eastern TN.
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 2719-2720).
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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