Skunnemunk Conglomerate

Skunnemunk Conglomerate

Stratigraphic range:
Conglomerate rock typical of Schunemunk Mountain, New York.
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofGreen Pond Outlier
OverliesBellvale Sandstone
ThicknessAbout 3,000 ft.
Lithology
PrimaryConglomerate, Sandstone
Location
ExtentNew Jersey, New York

The Skunnemunk Conglomerate (also spelled Schunemunk) is a mapped bedrock unit in New Jersey and New York from the Middle Devonian period. It forms the resistant ridge of Schunemunk Mountain in New York and Bearfort Mountain in New Jersey.