- Usage in publication:
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- Prallsville member
- Modifications:
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- Named
- Dominant lithology:
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- Arkose
- Conglomerate
- Sandstone
- Shale
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Newark basin
- Piedmont-Blue Ridge province
Summary:
The Prallsville Member of the Stoc0kton Formation is described in a 1,000 ft (300 m) section in quarries on both sides of the Delaware River. It includes the lower Prallsville, gray arkose and conglomerate, 437 ft (133 m) thick; the middle Prallsville, soft red sandstone and shale, 146 ft (44 m) thick; the upper Prallsville, heavy arkose, 207 ft (63 m) thick; and an unnamed soft red sandstone and shale, 173 ft (52 m) thick.
Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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