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Wissahickon Formation information


Wissahickon Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran to Early Cambrian (Depositional)
A hand sample of the type Wissahickon from the banks of the Wissahickon Creek
TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsMt. Cuba, Doe Run schist, Laurels schist, Greystone schist
UnderliesHardyston Quartzite
OverliesChestnut Hill Formation
Thicknessunknown
Lithology
PrimarySchist
OtherGneiss and quartzite
Location
RegionPiedmont of eastern North America
CountryUnited States
ExtentSoutheastern Pennsylvania, northern Delaware, Northeastern Maryland
Type section
Named forThe Wissahickon Creek

The Wissahickon Formation is a mapped bedrock unit in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. It is named for the Wissahickon gorge in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.

In Maryland formations, the term "Wissahickon" is no longer used. Rocks in this classification have since been divided into several units, such as Lower Pelitic Schist and Prettyboy Schist.[1]

  1. ^ Geologic Maps of Maryland: Eastern Piedmont Metasedimentary Rocks

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