Lockatong Formation

Lockatong Formation
Stratigraphic range: Norian-early Rhaetian, 221.5–205.6 Ma [1]
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofNewark Supergroup
Sub-unitsWalls Island Member (in part), Tumble Falls Member, Smith Corner Member, Prahls Island Member, Tohickon Member, Skunk Hollow Member, Byram Member, Ewing Creek Member, Nursery Member, Princeton Member, Scudders Falls Member, Wilburtha Member
UnderliesPassaic Formation
OverliesStockton Formation
Lithology
PrimaryMudstone
OtherSandstone, conglomerate
Location
RegionPennsylvania, New Jersey, New York
Country United States
Type section
Named forLockatong Creek

The Triassic Lockatong Formation is a mapped bedrock unit in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. It is named after the Lockatong Creek in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

  1. ^ Kent, Dennis V.; Olsen, Paul E.; Muttoni, Giovanni (2017-03-01). "Astrochronostratigraphic polarity time scale (APTS) for the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic from continental sediments and correlation with standard marine stages". Earth-Science Reviews. 166: 153–180. Bibcode:2017ESRv..166..153K. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2016.12.014. hdl:2434/491902. ISSN 0012-8252.