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Greenbrier Group

Greenbrier Group - marine limestone and marine and non-marine red and gray shale, and minor sandstone beds in numerous formational units.
StateWest Virginia
NameGreenbrier Group
Geologic ageMississippian
Original map labelMg
CommentsThickness: Northeastern 400 ft, Western 10 ft, Southeastern 1180 ft
Primary rock typelimestone
Secondary rock typeshale
Other rock typessandstone
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shalemarine and non-marine red and gray shale
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestonemarine limestone
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
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 coverageBarbour - Grant - Greenbrier - Mercer - Mineral - Monongalia - Monroe - Pendleton - Pocahontas - Preston - Randolph - Summers - Tucker - Webster

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