Breathitt Formation, upper part (KYPAbu;0)

State	Kentucky
Name	Breathitt Formation, upper part
Geologic age	Pennsylvanian
Original map label	PAbu
Comments	in east-central Kentucky, thickness is at least 45+ m
Primary rock type	sandstone
Secondary rock type	siltstone
Other rock types	coal; limestone
Lithologic constituents	Major Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstonelithologies and lithology percentages estimated from stratigraphic column on paper source map; collectively these units are about 40% sandstone, 40% siltstone, 10 % coal, and 10% limestone Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstonelithologies and lithology percentages estimated from stratigraphic column on paper source map; collectively these units are about 40% sandstone, 40% siltstone, 10 % coal, and 10% limestone Minor Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestonelithologies and lithology percentages estimated from stratigraphic column on paper source map; collectively these units are about 40% sandstone, 40% siltstone, 10 % coal, and 10% limestone Sedimentary > Coallithologies and lithology percentages estimated from stratigraphic column on paper source map; collectively these units are about 40% sandstone, 40% siltstone, 10 % coal, and 10% limestone
Map references	Noger, M.C., compiler, 1988, Geologic map of Kentucky: sesquicenntennial edition of the Kentucky Geological Survey: U.S. Geological Survey and the Kentucky Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000.
Unit references	Noger, M.C., compiler, 1988, Geologic map of Kentucky: sesquicenntennial edition of the Kentucky Geological Survey: U.S. Geological Survey and the Kentucky Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000.
Geographic coverage	Boyd - Breathitt - Carter - Elliott - Floyd - Greenup - Harlan - Johnson - Knott - Lawrence - Leslie - Letcher - Magoffin - Martin - Morgan - Perry - Pike