Cretaceous Sediment Dispersal from an Uplifted Continental Block: Evidence from the Clay Deposits of Woodbridge, New Jersey
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This paper explores the hypothesis that the kaolinite-rich clays of the Raritan Formation in Woodbridge, New Jersey, may have originated from an uplifted Proterozoic gneiss block located to the east of the present-day Atlantic Coastal Plain. We evaluate stratigraphic, mineralogical, and paleogeographic evidence for such a highland, drawing parallels to submerged features such as the Great Meteor Seamount and the Azores Plateau. This paper proposes further marine sediment analysis and seismic survey comparisons to investigate sediment provenance and test the model.
