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Bluefield Formation

Bluefield Formation (part of Mauch Chunk Group) - red and green shale and sandstone, with a few thin limestone lenses, such as the Reynolds.
StateWest Virginia
NameBluefield Formation
Geologic ageMississippian
Original map labelMbf
CommentsThickness: Southeastern 800-2000 ft
Primary rock typeshale
Secondary rock typesandstone
Other rock typeslimestone
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone
Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Lense)
Map references
Digital version of 1968 printed map available from http://wvgis.wvu.edu/data/data.php with the specific data available from http://wvgis.wvu.edu/data/dataset.php?action=search&ID=43
Unit references
Cardwell, D.H., Erwin, R.B., and Woodward, H.P., 1968 (slightly revised 1986), Geologic Map of West Virginia: West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, Map 1, East Sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Geographic coverageGreenbrier - Mercer - Monroe - Pendleton - Pocahontas - Raleigh - Randolph - Summers - Tucker - Webster

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