- Usage in publication:
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- Wawarsing wedge
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- Named
- Dominant lithology:
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- Limestone
- Shale
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Appalachian basin
Bird, P.H., 1941, A geologic discovery: The Delaware Water Supply News, v. 4, no. 62, p. 278.
Summary:
Named Wawarsing wedge for Wawarsing, Ulster Co., NY. Consists of greenish-gray, fine- to medium-grained limestone with shaly layers. Unit is wedge shaped and is 29 meters thick at type section. The Wawarsing overlies the Shawangunk formation and underlies the High Falls shale.
Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).
- Usage in publication:
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- Wawarsing Limestone*
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- Overview
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Appalachian basin
Summary:
The Wawarsing Limestone is mostly, if not entirely, dolomite with significant shales and is poorly exposed. Unit is very similar to the Poxono Island Formation and may be considered as a member of the Poxono Island; however, the poor exposure of the unit does not warrant detailed study.
Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).
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