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Pudding Stone
The term "pudding stone" comes from the British style of chunky pudding with large pieces in a smooth background. It refers to the mixture of pebbles and sand in conglomerate. This formation was named after Sharon, Pennsylvania. Rock formations are usually named after the town near which they were first studied. The formations in the Gorge were named after towns in western Pennsylvania.
Sharon conglomerate and sandstone consists of sand grains and white quartz pebbles that were rounded off in the current of an ancient river and cemented together with iron and calcium compounds. The cement holding the rock together is not evenly distributed throughout the formation. Water flowing through the porous rock pulls loosely cemented grains out, resulting in a "honeycomb pattern" in some places.
Sharon conglomerate and sandstone is at the heart of many of the most scenic areas in northeast Ohio.
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