Usage:
Pokejoy Member of Mahantango Formation (WV*,MD*,PA)
Geologic age:
late Middle Devonian (Givetian)*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type section: exposure in bed of Pokejoy Run, 0.3 mi upstream from confluence of Pokejoy Run with New Creek in the southeastern quarter of the Elk Garden 15-min quadrangle, Mineral Co., east-central WV (Hasson and Dennison, 1974).
AAPG geologic province:
Appalachian basin*
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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