Shawangunk Formation

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Shawangunk_Formation
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:geological_formation
gptkbp:age gptkb:Silurian
gptkbp:exposedBy gptkb:Shawangunk_Ridge
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1839
gptkbp:fossil rare
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:New_Jersey
gptkb:New_York
gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:N.H._Darton
gptkb:Shawangunk_Ridge
gptkbp:overlies gptkb:Martinsburg_Formation
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Appalachian_Mountains
gptkbp:primaryLithology gptkb:conglomerate
quartzite
gptkbp:thickness up to 500 meters
gptkbp:underlies gptkb:Bloomsburg_Formation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kittatinny_Group
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shawangunk Formation