Use page 2- Generalized Landscape Regions of New York State Use page 3- Generalized Bedrock Geology of New York State
How old are the oldest rocks in New York State? (Hint: Oldest Rocks are at the bottom of the bedrock map key; younger as you move up!
2. In what landscape region are they located?
Landscape Region Name 1. Manhattan Prong 2. Atlantic Coastal Plain 3. Hudson Highlands 4. Taconic Mountains 5. Hudson-Mohawk Lowlands 6. Catskills 7. Allegheny Plateau 8. Erie-Ontario Lowlands (Plains) 9. Tug-Hill Plateau 10. Adirondack Mountains 11. Champlain Lowlands 12. St. Lawrence Lowlands High Elevation: RED Middle Elevation: Yellow Low Elevation: Blue
2. Atlantic Costal Plain Cretaceous, Pleistocene Sedimentary, (Sediments) Gravels, Sands, Clays Lowland
3. Hudson Highlands Middle Proterozoic MetamorphicGneiss, Quartzite, and Marble. Highland
4. Taconic Mountains Taconic Sequence Sedimentary & Metamorphic Sandstones Shales, & Slates Highland
5. Hudson- Mohawk Lowlands OrdovicianSedimentaryLimestones, Shales, sadstones, and dollostones Lowland
6. Catskills DevonianSedimentaryLimestones, shales, sandstones, conglomerates. Dissected Plateau (middle elevation)
7. Allegheny Plateau Devonian Sedimentary Limestones, shales, sandstones, conglomerates. Plateau (middle elevation)
8. Erie- Ontario Lowland (Plains) SilurianSedimentaryLimestones, shales, sandstones, conglomerates (Salt, gypsum, hematite) Lowland
9. Tug Hill Plateau OrdovicianSedimentaryLimestones, shales, sandstones, dollostones Plateau
10. Adirondack Mountains Middle Proterozoic Metamorphic Gneiss, quartzite, and marble Anorthositic rocks Highland
11. Champlain Lowlands Ordovici an SedimentaryLimestones, shales, sandstones, dollostones Lowlands
12. St. Lawrence Lowlands Ordovi cian SedimentaryLimestones, shales, sandstones, dollostones Lowlands