Conemaugh Group (WVPAc;0)

Conemaugh Group

Cyclic sequences of red and gray shale, siltstone, and sandstone, with thin limestones and coals. Mostly non-marine. May be divided into Casselman and Glenshaw Formations. Extends from the base of the Pittsburgh coal to the top of the Upper Freeport coal. Includes the Elk Lick, Bakerstown, and Mahoning coals, and the Ames and Brush Creek Limestones.

State	West Virginia
Name	Conemaugh Group
Geologic age	Pennsylvanian
Lithologic constituents	Major Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone Minor Sedimentary > Coal Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone
Comments	Thickness: Northeastern 750-850 ft, Western 530 ft
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.
NGMDB product	NGMDB product page for 13205
Counties	Barbour - Boone - Braxton - Brooke - Cabell - Calhoun - Clay - Fayette - Gilmer - Grant - Hancock - Harrison - Kanawha - Lewis - Lincoln - Logan - Marion - Marshall - Mason - Mineral - Mingo - Monongalia - Nicholas - Ohio - Pendleton - Pleasants - Preston - Putnam - Raleigh - Randolph - Ritchie - Roane - Taylor - Tucker - Upshur - Wayne - Webster - Wirt - Wood

Conemaugh Group

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.