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Ordovician, middle calcareous units

Ordovician - middle calcareous units.
StateWest Virginia
NameOrdovician, middle calcareous units
Geologic ageOrdovician
Original map labelOmc
CommentsOnly name given on printed map is Ordovician, followed by brief desciption "middle calcareous units". Brackets used to combine other units. Symbol is used in digital map. Undivided grouping of units: Trenton Group, Black River Group and St. Paul Group. Combined thickness: Northeastern 805-1350 ft, Western 1440 ft, Southeastern 975 ft.
Primary rock typelimestone
Secondary rock type
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Calcareous)Ordovician, middle calcareous units
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 coverageBerkeley - Jefferson

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