Oriskany sandstone

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Oriskany_sandstone
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:geological_formation
gptkbp:age gptkb:Early_Devonian
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:fossil corals
brachiopods
crinoids
trilobites
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Maryland
gptkb:New_York
gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:Ontario
gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkb:Tennessee
gptkb:Virginia
gptkb:West_Virginia
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Oriskany,_New_York
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:James_Hall
gptkbp:notable_for high purity silica
gptkbp:overlies gptkb:Helderberg_Group
gptkbp:primary_lithology gptkb:stone
gptkbp:region gptkb:Appalachian_Basin
gptkbp:type gptkb:stone
gptkbp:underlies gptkb:Onondaga_Limestone
gptkbp:usedFor glass making
gptkbp:year_named 1839
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Hanging_Rocks
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Oriskany sandstone