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  • Usage in publication:
    • Eagle sandstone
  • Modifications:
    • First used
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Sandstone
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Appalachian basin
Publication:

Hennen, R.V., and Reger, D.B., 1914, Logan and Mingo Counties [West Virginia, with a section on paleontology by W.A. Price]: West Virginia Geological Survey [County Reports and Maps], [CGR-13], 776 p., (incl. geologic map, scale 1:62,500), Soil map and report, prepared in cooperation with U.S. Bur. Soils, issued separately


Summary:

Eagle sandstone in Kanawha formation described as massive, fine grained, bluish gray, and micaceous. Thickness ranges from 20 to 50 ft. Named for association with underlying Eagle coal, from which it is separated by a few inches to 15 ft of beds. Underlies Eagle A coal. Eagle limestone and shale also described in Kanawha formation. Age is Pennsylvanian.

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


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