| State | Pennsylvania |
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| Name | Reedsville Formation |
| Geologic age | Ordovician |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)fine-grained, thinbedded sandstone having graded bedding; upper sandstone is very fossiliferous
Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale > Black-shale (Calcareous)includes Antes Formation (black calcareous shale) at base along Nittany Arch.
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| References | Berg, T.M., Edmunds, W.E., Geyer, A.R., and others, compilers, 1980, Geologic map of Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 4th ser., Map 1, 2nd ed., 3 sheets, scale 1:250,000.Pennsylvania Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Miles, C.E., and Whitfield, T.G., compilers, 2001, Bedrock Geology of Pennsylvania, edition: 1.0, digital map, scale 1:250,000. |
| NGMDB product | |
| Counties | Bedford - Blair - Centre - Clinton - Franklin - Fulton - Huntingdon - Juniata - Lycoming - Mifflin - Snyder - Union |