CONTENTS. 



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Chapter I. Introduction, i-io 



The underlying Cretaceous and Tertiary formations, i 



The Quaternary formations, 2 



General statement, 2 



Origin, 3 



Principles involved, 4 



Complications, 8 



Application to New Jersey, 8 



Chapter II. The Bridgeton Formation, 1 1-66 



Descriptive summary, 12 



Glassboro phase, 12 



Distribution, 12 



Composition, 12 



Structure, 14 



Thickness 14 



Original extent, 15 



Woodmansie phase, 15 



Characteristics, 15 



The base of the formation, 16 



Pre-Bridgeton topography, 16 



Origin, 18 



Glassboro phase, 18 



Former drainage, 22 



Woodmansie phase, 24 



Local details, 25 



The Glassboro phase, 25 



General occurrence, 25 



South of Alloways Creek, 26 



Alloways to Oldmans Creek, 28 



Oldmans Creek to Raccoon Creek, 30 



Raccoon Creek to Mantua Creek, 31 



Mantua Creek to Big Timber, S3 



Berlin and northward 35 



Between Berlin and Glassboro, 37 



In the area of southeasterly drainage, 27 



West of Cohansey Creek, 38 



Cohansey Creek to Maurice River, 39 



Maurice River to Great Egg Harbor River, .... 42 



Berlin to Atlantic City, 48 



(in) 



