Usage:
Squankum Member of Shark River Formation (NJ)
Geologic age:
Tertiary
Eocene, middle
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Named from an excellent exposure on the Manasquan River, 1.1 mi northwest of Squankum, Monmouth Co. NJ, and 100 yd east of the NJ Central RR bridge (Enright, 1969).
AAPG geologic province:
Atlantic Coast basin
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