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The Pocono is also a lateral equivalent of the Purslane Sandstone in Maryland and West Virginia. D. Brezinski of Maryland Geological Survey recommended abandoning use of the term Pocono in Maryland in favor of "Purslane" in 1989.[6]
Description [ edit ]
The Pocono is a dominantly gray color with quartzitic medium to coarse-grained sandstones . The base of the Pocono Formation is marked by conglomerate .[7]
Sideling Hill roadcut
Notable exposures [ edit ]
Relative age dating of the Pocono places it in the lower Mississippian period. The lower boundary is with the Spetchy Kopf Formation and Huntley Mountain Formation . In South-central Pennsylvania, the Pocono often interfingers with the Rockwell Formation .[8]
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References [ edit ]
^ "Geologic Maps of Maryland:" . www.mgs.md.gov . Retrieved January 31, 2024 .
^ Van Diver, Bradford B. (1990). Roadside Geology of Pennsylvania . Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company. p. 83. ISBN 0-87842-227-7
^ "Burgoon Sandstone" . United States Geological Survey . May 22, 2009. Retrieved June 8, 2009 .
^ Kempler, Steve (2007-01-19). "Geomorphology : Chapter 2 Plate T-12 : Folded Appalachians" . NASA , Goddard Earth Sciences (GES), Data and Information Services Center (DISC). Archived from the original on 2007-12-06. Retrieved 2008-03-16 . The major ridge makers are the Tuscarora (T ), Pocono (Po ), and Pottsville (Pt ) Formations.
^ Brezinski, D.K., 1989, The Mississippian System in Maryland: Maryland Geological Survey Report of Investigations, no. 52, 75 p.
^ "Geology : Pocono (Mp )" . LEO EnviroSci Inquiry . Lehigh University. Archived from the original on 2007-07-12. Retrieved 2008-03-16 .
^ Berg, T.M., Edmunds, W.E., Geyer, A.R. and others, compilers, (1980). Geologic Map of Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Geologic Survey, Map 1, scale 1:250,000.
External links [ edit ]
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