Usage:
Shochary Ridge Member of Martinsburg Formation (PA)
(†Shochary Ridge not used by the USGS. Rocks included in Shochary Sandstone. See Shochary.)
Geologic age:
Late Ordovician
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Preserved in erosional remnant in 7-mile long Shochary Ridge, Lehigh Co., PA (McBride, 1962).
AAPG geologic province:
Appalachian basin
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