Palisades Sill

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Palisades Sill is a prominent Jurassic-age igneous intrusion along the Hudson River, best known for forming the steep basalt cliffs of the New Jersey–New York Palisades.

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Palisades Sill canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic formation
igneous intrusion
sill
approximateAgeMa 200
associatedWith opening of the Atlantic Ocean
coolingHistory slow cooling at shallow crustal depths
country United States
emplacementEnvironment subsurface sill intrusion
eruptionStyle non-eruptive intrusive body
exposedIn Palisades Interstate Park
extendsFrom Jersey City, New Jersey
linked to: Jersey City
extendsTo near Nyack, New York
forms New Jersey Palisades
New York Palisades
Palisades cliffs
linked to: Palisades
geologicAge Jurassic
hasFeature chilled margins
coarse-grained interior
hasImportance classic site for studying sill emplacement
landmark along the Hudson River
intrudedInto Newark Basin sequence
linked to: Newark Supergroup
lithology basaltic rock
diabase
dolerite
locatedAlong Hudson River
locatedIn Hudson River Palisades
New Jersey
New York
maximumThickness approximately 300 meters
mineralogy olivine (local)
plagioclase
pyroxene
notableFor columnar jointing
prominent vertical cliffs
overlies sedimentary rocks of the Newark Basin
partOf Central Atlantic Magmatic Province
protectedBy Palisades Interstate Park Commission
relatedFeature Newark Basin
Watchung basalts
rockType mafic intrusive rock
studiedInDiscipline geomorphology
igneous petrology
structural geology
tectonicSetting rift-related magmatism
visibleAs steep basalt cliffs

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New Jersey Palisades partOf Palisades Sill
Palisades hasRockUnitName Palisades Sill
New Jersey Piedmont contains Palisades Sill
Palisades (Hudson River) partOf Palisades Sill