Suggested Citation
Willard, B., Freedman, Jacob, McLaughlin, D. B., and others, 1959, Geology and mineral resources of Bucks County, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 4th ser., County Report 9, 243 p. [Available online.]
Description
This publication on Bucks County, which borders the Delaware River in southeastern Pennsylvania, discusses in detail all the geologic units present in the county, as well as the geologic history, structures, fossils, and mineral resources. Geologic units include Precambrian crystalline rocks, Cambrian and Ordovician clastic, carbonate, and metamorphosed sedimentary rocks, Triassic clastic sedimentary rocks and intrusive diabase and associated contact metamorphic rock, and Quaternary river and loess deposits. A 1:62,500-scale topographic map and a 1:62,500-scale geologic map with cross sections are included with the report. Mineral production in the county from 1954 through 1956 included sand and gravel; crushed stone; building, ornamental, and other dimension stone; lime; ocher; slag; clay and clay products; and silica refractories.