New Baltimore - Flute Marks
New Baltimore - Flute Marks
Located in Greene County
Image courtesy of Wendy Franklin
Type: Roadside.
Features: Turbidity Current Flute Marks.
Feature Type: Sedimentary.
Reference: Thom Engel, speleologist; Stratigraphy field trip with Professor Kidd from SUNY Albany; Geology field trip with Professor Ruth Major from Hudson Valley Community College.
Quadrangle: Ravena.
Reason for Designation: Flute marks are formed from turbidity currents and show that the environment was conducive to erosion or scouring of muddy sediment. They also can be used to determine paleo-current direction. They are located road side and are regularly visited on geology field trips. This site is unusual because of the superior quality of the feature.