Gettysburg–Newark Lowland section
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The Gettysburg–Newark Lowland section is a geologic and topographic region characterized by broad lowlands underlain by Triassic and Jurassic sedimentary and igneous rocks within the Piedmont of the northeastern United States.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic region
ⓘ
physiographic section ⓘ topographic region ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | broad lowlands ⓘ |
| contains |
Culpeper Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deerfield Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Gettysburg Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Hartford Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Newark Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ rift basin deposits ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | adjacent crystalline highlands ⓘ |
| extendsInto |
Connecticut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | Mesozoic rifting along eastern North America ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid temperate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicResource |
building stone
ⓘ
crushed stone ⓘ |
| hasGeologicAge | Mesozoic ⓘ |
| hasPhysiographicDivision | Appalachian Highlands division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhysiographicProvince | Piedmont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRockType |
basalt
ⓘ
conglomerate ⓘ diabase ⓘ sandstone ⓘ shale ⓘ |
| hasSoilDerivedFrom |
weathered basalt
ⓘ
weathered sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| hasTopography |
broad valleys
ⓘ
low relief ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mappedBy | United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Gettysburg
NERFINISHED
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Newark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Appalachian Highlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Piedmont physiographic province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsLandUse |
agriculture
ⓘ
urban development ⓘ |
| underlainBy |
Jurassic igneous rocks
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Jurassic sedimentary rocks ⓘ Triassic igneous rocks ⓘ Triassic sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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