Sandy Hook Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | Navesink Formation |
Overlies | Mount Laurel Formation |
Area | 100 miles (160 km) then an additional 100 fathoms (180 m) into the Atlantic Ocean [1] |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sand, quartz, massive, dark-gray, fossiliferous, feldspar, muscovite, chlorite, and biotite are minor sand constituents |
Location | |
Coordinates | 40°23′58″N73°58′36″W / 40.399429°N 73.976639°W |
Region | Atlantic coastal plain of the Coastal Province of North America |
Country | United States |
Extent | Monmouth County, New Jersey |
Type section | |
Named for | Sandy Hook, New Jersey |
Location | Sandy Hook, New Jersey |
Coordinates | 40°24′N74°00′W / 40.4°N 74.0°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 40°36′N49°30′W / 40.6°N 49.5°W |
Region | New Jersey |
Country | United States |
Thickness at type section | up to 40 feet (10 m) |
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