Oriskany Silicified Sandstone











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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Oriskany Silicified Sandstone is white.

Texture: 
Medium to fine grain

Luster:

Translucency:  Opaque

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:

Oriskany Silicified Sandstone is associated with the Oriskany Sandstone Formation of New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, and New Jersey.  Primary exposures occur on the hill at the Falls of Oriskany and throughout the Appalachian Basin.

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