Purgatory Conglomerate
Geologic formation in Rhode Island / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Purgatory Chasm.
Dating to the Carboniferous period, the Purgatory Conglomerate is a geologic formation in Rhode Island.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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Purgatory Conglomerate | |
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Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Narragansett Bay Group Informal: Rhode Island Group (RI)[1] |
Lithology | |
Primary | "near metamorphic" conglomerate |
Location | |
Region | New England (Rhode Island)[1] |
Country | United States |
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Named for | Purgatory, Middletown, Newport, RI |
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