Skunnemunk Conglomerate
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| Skunnemunk Conglomerate | |
|---|---|
Stratigraphic range: | |
 Conglomerate rock typical of Schunemunk Mountain, New York. | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Green Pond Outlier |
| Overlies | Bellvale Sandstone |
| Thickness | About 3,000 ft.[1] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Conglomerate, Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Extent | New 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.[1] It forms the resistant ridge of Schunemunk Mountain in New York and Bearfort Mountain in New Jersey.[2]
