Potsdam Quartzite
Quatzitic Sandstone
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color: Potsdam
Quartzite ranges from a tan or cream to pink and rarely is almost black
Texture:
Course grain
Luster: Vitreous
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Distribution Comments:
Potsdam Quartzite is associated with the Potsdam Sandstone Formation of
the Saratoga Springs Group of
New York and New Jersey. Outcroppings occur in Washington County,
New York.
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