Lynch Heights Formation

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Geologic Time Period
middle Pleistocene

Coastal Plain - Primarily Surficial Unit

The following description was published in GM14 Geologic Map of Kent County, Delaware, Ramsey, K.W., 2007:

Heterogeneous unit of light-gray to brown to light-yellowish brown, medium to fine sand with discontinuous beds of coarse sand, gravel, silt, fine to very fine sand, and organic-rich clayey silt to silty sand. Upper part of the unit commonly consists of fine, well-sorted sand. Small-scale cross-bedding within the sands is common. Some of the interbedded clayey silts and silty sands are burrowed. Beds of shell are rarely encountered. Sands are quartzose and slightly feldspathic, and typically micaceous where very fine to fine grained. Unit underlies a terrace parallel to the present Delaware Bay that has elevations between 50 and 30 feet. Interpreted to be a fluvial to estuarine unit of fluvial channel, tidal flat, tidal channel, beach, and bay deposits (Ramsey, 1997). Overall thickness ranges up to 50 feet.



The following description was published in GM13 Geologic Map of New Castle County, Delaware, Ramsey, K.W., 2005:

Heterogeneous unit of light-gray to brown to light yellowish brown, medium to fine sand with discontinuous beds of coarse sand, gravel, silt, fine to very fine sand, and organic-rich clayey silt to silty sand. Upper part of unit commonly consists of fine, well-sorted sand. Small-scale cross- bedding within sands is common. Some interbedded clayey silts and silty sands are burrowed. Beds of shell rarely encountered. Sands are quartzose, slightly feldspathic, and typically micaceous where very fine to fine grained. Unit underlies a terrace parallel to present Delaware River that has elevations between 50 and 30 ft. Interpreted to be a fluvial to estuarine unit of fluvial channel, tidal flat, tidal channel, beach, and bay deposits (Ramsey, 1997). Overall thickness rarely exceeds 20 ft.

Reference(s)

Ramsey, K. W., 1997, <a href="/publications/ri55-geology-milford-and-mispillion-river-quadrangles">Geology of the Milford and Mispillion River quadrangles: Delaware Geological Survey Report of Investigations No. 55</a>, 40 p.