Raritan Formation

Raritan Formation
Stratigraphic range: Turonian
Outcrop of the Raritan Formation near Rocky Point above Round Bay, Severn River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
TypeSedimentary
Unit ofPotomac Group
Sub-unitsRaritan Fire Clay, Farrington Sand Member, Woodbridge Clay Member, Sayreville Sand Member, South Amboy Fire Clay Member
UnderliesMagothy Formation
OverliesNewark Supergroup, Patapsco Formation
Location
RegionNew Jersey, New York, Maryland
CountryUSA
Type section
Named forRaritan Bay
Named byWilliam Bullock Clark (1893)[1]

The Raritan Formation is a Cretaceous (Turonian) sedimentary geologic formation of the Atlantic Coastal Plain.

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