Type Geological formation Named for Sandy Hook Underlies Navesink Formation | Country United States Overlies Mount Laurel Formation | |
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Area 100 miles (160 km) then an additional 100 fathoms (180 m) into the Atlantic Ocean Primary Sand, quartz, massive, dark-gray, fossiliferous, feldspar, muscovite, chlorite, and biotite are minor sand constituents Region Atlantic coastal plain of the Coastal Province of North America Extent Monmouth County, New Jersey | ||
The Sandy Hook Formation is a geologic formation in New Jersey. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.
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