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Geologic Unit: Paxton Creek
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  • Usage in publication:
    • Paxton Creek conglomerate member
  • Modifications:
    • Named
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Conglomerate
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Appalachian basin
Publication:

Willard, Bradford, and Cleaves, A.B., 1938, A Paleozoic section in south-central Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Geological Survey General Geology Report, 4th series, no. 8, 38 p.


Summary:

Named the Paxton Creek conglomerate member of the Martinsburg shale for Paxton Creek in Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., central PA. Named proposed for a pebbly unit in the Martinsburg in Harrisburg area. Consists of poorly sorted, poorly rounded, white quartz pebbles and shale chips in muddy matrix. The Paxton Creek is of Ordovician age.

Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).


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