Catskill Delta complex
E415301
The Catskill Delta complex is a vast Devonian-age sedimentary deposit in the Appalachian region, formed from eroded material shed off rising mountains and preserved today as thick sequences of sandstones, shales, and related rocks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Catskill Delta complex canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Devonian stratigraphic unit
ⓘ
geologic formation ⓘ sedimentary deposit ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrogeny | Acadian orogeny ⓘ |
| composedOf |
conglomerate
ⓘ
mudstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| composedPrimarilyOf |
sandstone
ⓘ
shale ⓘ |
| contains |
floodplain mudstones
ⓘ
fluvial channel sandstones ⓘ nonmarine strata ⓘ paleosols ⓘ plant fossils ⓘ red-bed sequences ⓘ trace fossils ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
alluvial
ⓘ
delta front ⓘ delta plain ⓘ fluvial ⓘ prodelta ⓘ |
| drainageDirection | westward ⓘ |
| drainageSourceArea |
Gaspé Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Acadian highlands
|
| formedBy |
deltaic sedimentation
ⓘ
erosion of rising mountains ⓘ fluvial sedimentation ⓘ |
| formedIn | foreland basin ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Devonian ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod |
Late Devonian
ⓘ
Middle Devonian ⓘ |
| lithology | clastic sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Appalachian region of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Appalachian region
eastern North America ⓘ |
| overlies | older Devonian marine strata ⓘ |
| paleogeographicSetting | equatorial to subtropical ⓘ |
| partOf | Appalachian Basin ⓘ |
| preservedAs | thick sequences of sandstone and shale ⓘ |
| significance |
records Devonian terrestrial environments in the Appalachian Basin
ⓘ
records sedimentation related to the Acadian orogeny ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Acadian foreland basin ⓘ |
| thickness | several kilometers ⓘ |
| underlies | Mississippian strata ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.