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]
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 exposuresedit
The type section of the Burgoon Sandstone is in the valley of Burgoon Run, above Kittanning Point, Blair County, Pennsylvania.
A spectacular exposure of the Purslane Sandstone (equivalent to the Pocono) is at the I-68 road cut through Sideling Hill in Maryland.
Ageedit
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]
^Kempler, Steve (2007-01-19). . 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.
^. LEO EnviroSci Inquiry. Lehigh University. Archived from the original on 2007-07-12. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
pocono, formation, mississippian, mapped, bedrock, unit, pennsylvania, maryland, west, virginia, united, states, also, known, pocono, group, maryland, west, virginia, upper, part, sometimes, called, burgoon, formation, burgoon, sandstone, pennsylvania, pocono,. The Mississippian Pocono Formation is a mapped bedrock unit in Pennsylvania Maryland and West Virginia in the United States It is also known as the Pocono Group in Maryland and West Virginia 2 and the upper part of the Pocono Formation is sometimes called the Burgoon Formation or Burgoon Sandstone in Pennsylvania 3 4 The Pocono is a major ridge former In the Ridge and Valley Appalachians of the eastern United States 5 Pocono FormationStratigraphic range Early MississippianOutcrop at Ricketts Glen State ParkTypesedimentaryUnderliesMauch Chunk FormationOverliesCatskill Formation Huntley Mountain Formation Rockwell Formation and Spechty Kopf FormationLithologyPrimaryQuartzarenite sandstone OtherConglomerateLocationRegionAppalachian MountainsExtentPennsylvania and Virginia 1 Type sectionNamed byLesley 1876The 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 Contents 1 Description 1 1 Notable exposures 2 Age 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDescription editThe Pocono is a dominantly gray color with quartzitic medium to coarse grained sandstones The base of the Pocono Formation is marked by conglomerate 7 nbsp Sideling Hill roadcutNotable exposures edit The type section of the Burgoon Sandstone is in the valley of Burgoon Run above Kittanning Point Blair County Pennsylvania A spectacular exposure of the Purslane Sandstone equivalent to the Pocono is at the I 68 road cut through Sideling Hill in Maryland Age editRelative 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 See also editGeology of Pennsylvania Canaan ValleyReferences edit Paleozoic Sedimentary Successions of the Virginia Valley amp Ridge and Plateau 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 nbsp Media related to Pocono Formation at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This article about a specific stratigraphic formation in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pocono Formation amp oldid 1201449783, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
