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
Lithologic constituents	Major Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale Minor Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone Sedimentary > Coal
Comments	Thickness: Northeastern 170 ft, Western 300 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 - 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

Monongahela 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.