Stratigraphic Section, SW New York State
| Period | Group | Unit | Lithology | ||
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| Penn. | Pottsville | Olean | Quartz pebble conglomerate & sandstone, quartz pebble, conglomerate, sandstone & minor shale |
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| Miss. | Pocono | Knapp | |||
| Dev. | Upper | Conewango | Shale & sandstone, scattered conglomerates |
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| Conneaut | Chadakoin | Shale & siltstone, scattered conglomerates |
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| Canadaway | Undifferentiated1 | O G O G |
Shale & siltstone Minor sandstone |
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| Perrysburg2 | O G O G |
Shale & siltstone Minor sandstone |
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| West Falls | Java Nunda Rhinestreet |
G |
Shale & siltstone Argillaceous limestone |
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| Sonyea | Middlesex | G | Shale & siltstone | ||
| Genesee | Shale with minor siltstone & limestone |
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| Middle | Tully | G | Limestone with minor siltstone & sandstone |
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| Hamilton | Moscow Ludlowville Skaneateles Marcellus |
G |
Shale with minor sandstone & conglomerate |
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| Onondaga | O G |
Limestone | |||
| Lower | Tristates | Oriskany | G | Sandstone | |
| Helderberg | Manlius Rondout |
Limestone & dolostone | |||
| Sil. | Upper | Akron | O G |
Dolostone | |
| Salina | Camillus Syracuse Vernon |
S S |
Shale, siltstone, anhydrite & halite |
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| Lockport | Lockport | G | Limestone & dolostone | ||
| Clinton | Rochester Irondequoit |
Shale & sandstone | |||
| Lower | Sodus Reynales Thorold |
Limestone & dolostone | |||
| Medina | Grimsby Whirlpool |
G G |
Sandstone & shale Quartz sandstone |
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| Ord. | Upper | Queenston Oswego Lorraine Utica |
G G |
Shale & siltstone with minor sandstone |
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| Middle | Trenton - Black River |
Trenton Black River |
G | Limestone and minor dolostone | |
| Lower | Beekmantown | Tribes Hill Chuctanunda |
Limestone & dolostone | ||
| Camb. | Upper | Little Falls Galway (Theresa) Potsdam |
G G |
Quartz sandstone & dolostone; sandstone & sandy dolomite; conglomerate base |
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| PreCamb. | Gneiss, Marble, Quartzite, etc... |
Metamorphic & igneous rocks |
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1 - Includes: Glade, Bradford 1st, Chipmunk, Bradford 2nd, Harrisburg Run, Scio, Penny and Richburg.
2 - Includes: Bradford 3rd, Humphrey, Clarksville, Waugh & Porter, and Fulmer Valley.
O: Oil producing
G: Gas producing
S: Salt producing