Monongahela Group (WVPAm;0)

Monongahela Group - non-marine cyclic sequences of sandstone, siltstone, red and gray shale, limestone, and coal. Contains the Uniontown and Pittsburgh Formations. Extends from the top of the Waynesburg coal to the base of the Pittsburgh coal. Includes the Waynesburg, Uniontown, Sewickley, Redstone and Pittsburgh coals. Thickness is 170 feet in Mineral and Grant Counties.

State	West Virginia
Name	Monongahela Group
Geologic age	Pennsylvanian
Original map label	Pnm
Comments	Thickness: Northeastern 170 ft, Western 300 ft
Primary rock type	sandstone
Secondary rock type	siltstone
Other rock types	shale; limestone; coal
Lithologic constituents	Minor Sedimentary > Coal Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone
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 [http://wvgis.wvu.edu/data/data.php] [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 coverage	Barbour - Braxton - Brooke - Cabell - Calhoun - Clay - Doddridge - Gilmer - Hancock - Harrison - Jackson - Kanawha - Lewis - Lincoln - Marion - Marshall - Mason - Mineral - Monongalia - Ohio - Pleasants - Preston - Putnam - Ritchie - Roane - Taylor - Tyler - Upshur - Wayne - Wetzel - Wirt - Wood