Anne Arundel county . probably about 125 feet. Stratigraphic Relations The Arundel formation overlies unconformably the Patuxent and is inturn overlain unconformably by the Patapsco. The Patapsco Formation The term Patapsco formation 1 is derived from Patapsco River, alongwhose lower course beds of this age are well developed. Areal Distribution The Patapsco formation is widely exposed throughout the northernhalf of Anne Arundel County. It dips below sea level to the east of theline of strike, passing south-southeast from Stony Creek. At first it isexposed only in the bottom of the stream vall
Anne Arundel county . probably about 125 feet. Stratigraphic Relations The Arundel formation overlies unconformably the Patuxent and is inturn overlain unconformably by the Patapsco. The Patapsco Formation The term Patapsco formation 1 is derived from Patapsco River, alongwhose lower course beds of this age are well developed. Areal Distribution The Patapsco formation is widely exposed throughout the northernhalf of Anne Arundel County. It dips below sea level to the east of theline of strike, passing south-southeast from Stony Creek. At first it isexposed only in the bottom of the stream valleys, but unlike the precedingformations it quickly rises to the surface and caps the divides over largeareas. Very good exposures are found at Hawkins Point, the typelocality; at Marley Station, on the Annapolis Short Line, and throughoutMarley Neck; at the sand pits overlooking South Baltimore; and in the 1 Clark and Bibbins, Jour. Geol., vol. v, p. 489, 1897. MARYLAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, PLATE III. Fig. I.—VIEW OF the magothy FORMATION at cape sable (north ferry point), magothy RIVER.
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