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  • Usage in publication:
    • Clearville Sandstone Member
  • Modifications:
    • Named
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Sandstone
    • Siltstone
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Appalachian basin
Publication:

Cate, A.S., 1963, Lithostratigraphy of some Middle and Upper Devonian rocks in the subsurface of southwestern Pennsylvania, IN Shepps, V.C., ed., Symposium on Middle and Upper Devonian stratigraphy of Pennsylvania and adjacent states: Pennsylvania Geological Survey General Geology Report, 4th series, no. 39, p. 229-240.


Summary:

Named as a member of Mahantango Formation. Probably named for Clearville, Clearville quad, Bedford Co., south-central PA. Replaces abandoned Chaneysville Sandstone in subsurface. Consists of siltstone and sandstone. Underlies Pokejoy Member. Age is Middle Devonian.

Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).


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