New Oxford Formation
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new-oxford-formation-263-2160237
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New Oxford Formation
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The New Oxford Formation is a mapped bedrock unit consisting primarily of sandstones, conglomerates, and shales.
The New Oxford Formation was first described in Adams County, Pennsylvania in 1929, and over the following decade was mapped in adjacent York County, Pennsylvania and Frederick County, Maryland. It was described as "red shale and sandstone with beds of micaceous sandstone, arkose, and conglomerate." The majority of this early mapping was done by George Willis Stose, Anna Isabel Jonas,
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Oxford_Formation
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2023-02-12T07:08:06Z
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