New Haven Arkose










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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color: New Haven Arkose ranges from a pink to red or gray indurated arkose.

Texture:  Course grain
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
New Haven Arkose is associated with the Hew Haven Formation of Connecticut and Massachusetts.   Named fro exposures near New Haven, Connecticut.  Exposures also occur in Hartford, Litchfield, Middlesex, and New Haven counties, Connecticut and Hampden and Hampshire counties, Massachusetts 
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