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basement which is discontinuously exposed in the north-central
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share many geological similarities, and some experts consider the
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is often used. The portion of the prong that enters
Connecticut is known as the
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The location of the
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Relation to other divisions of the New
England Uplands
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Metamorphic
History of the Northeastern Reading Prong
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is a southward extension of the New
England Uplands.
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504:Reading Prong of Pennsylvania (north to south)
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671:Critical Geologic Features-Allamuchy Township
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153:. The New England Province and the
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167:Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
1251:Geology of Pennsylvania
54:made up of crystalline
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1241:Geology of New Jersey
1236:Appalachian Mountains
1094:Williamsburg Mountain
1054:Nesquehoning Mountain
498:Musconetcong Mountain
458:County House Mountain
423:Hackettstown Mountain
68:Reading, Pennsylvania
48:Appalachian Highlands
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885:Blue Ridge Mountains
525:adding missing items
363:adding missing items
214:adding missing items
159:Blue Ridge Mountains
111:Housatonic Highlands
44:New England province
1115:Buckingham Mountain
1014:Big Savage Mountain
1004:Bear Pond Mountains
825:Blue Ridge Mountain
737:Bald Eagle Mountain
719:Allegheny Mountains
624:Forest Physiography
443:Jenny Jump Mountain
336:Dunderberg Mountain
306:Storm King Mountain
155:Blue Ridge province
40:New England Uplands
1185:Osterhout Mountain
1180:Nescopeck Mountain
1135:Conewago Mountains
1125:Catawissa Mountain
1084:Tuscarora Mountain
830:Camelback Mountain
732:Allegheny Mountain
523:; you can help by
488:Pohatcong Mountain
438:High Rock Mountain
418:Allamuchy Mountain
393:Wawayanda Mountain
361:; you can help by
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82:and into southern
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1215:Watchung Outliers
1160:McCauley Mountain
1150:Haystack Mountain
875:Red Rock Mountain
845:Forkston Mountain
840:Endless Mountains
817:Allegheny Plateau
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453:Baldpate Mountain
428:Danville Mountain
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1145:Haycock Mountain
1130:Central Mountain
1034:Dunning Mountain
911:Applebutter Hill
870:Pocono Mountains
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433:Watnong Mountain
413:Lookout Mountain
403:Hamburg Mountain
383:Pochuck Mountain
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1205:Sidneys Knob
1064:The Pinnacle
1059:Parnell Knob
1009:Big Mountain
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855:Mount Ararat
792:Ritchey Knob
752:Herman Point
711:Pennsylvania
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1210:Turkey Hill
1195:Pimple Hill
1120:Butler Knob
1049:Mount Minsi
1044:Martin Hill
1024:Clarks Knob
961:Saucon Hill
956:Pektor Hill
951:Morgan Hill
767:Mount Davis
762:Laurel Hill
757:Kinton Knob
595:Saucon Hill
565:Pektor Hill
550:Morgan Hill
532:August 2008
493:Silver Hill
370:August 2008
311:Crow's Nest
289:Canada Hill
221:August 2008
147:Precambrian
105:, the term
101:. Near the
88:Connecticut
74:in eastern
36:subprovince
1230:Categories
926:Focht Hill
646:2008-08-01
611:References
570:Focht Hill
521:incomplete
388:Maple Hill
359:incomplete
284:White Rock
210:incomplete
125:along the
80:New Jersey
971:Swoveberg
936:Kirchberg
787:Pine Knob
742:Blue Knob
580:Swoveberg
575:Kirchberg
264:Bull Hill
78:northern
52:mountains
941:Kohlberg
835:Elk Hill
585:Kohlberg
174:Piedmont
151:gneisses
84:New York
62:Location
178:uranium
141:Geology
46:of the
38:of the
1103:Others
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165:near
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