Cuba Sandstone (New York)
| Cuba Sandstone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Famennian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Canadaway or Bradford Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region | New York, Pennsylvania |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Cuba, New York |
The Cuba Sandstone is a member of Canadaway Group found in central New York (State). The Cuba is a lenticular (geology) regional formation. It is believed be a small delta formed in the Devonian.[1] This unit is approximately 10 to 15 feet thick.
Description
The Cuba is described as a slightly arkosic, cream colored sandstone. Grain sizes tend to be medium to course. It has been noted to smell strongly of petroleum.[2]
Fossils
- Spirifer disjunctus
- S. mesacostalis
- Athyris angelica
- Camarotoechia contracta
- Orthis (Schizophoria) impressa
- Orthothetes chemungensis C
- Productella lachrymosa
- Schizodus rhombeus
- Grammysia communis[2]
References
- ^ Sevon, W.D. (1992). "GEOLOGY OF THE UPPER ALLEGHENY RIVER REGION IN WARREN COUNTY, NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA" (PDF). Field Conference of Pennsylvania Geologists. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ a b Glenn, L.C. (1903). "Devonic and Carbonic formations of southwestern New York" (PDF). New York State Museum Bulletin. 69: 967:71 – via Wiki Commons.