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Geologic Unit: Saltsburg
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  • Usage in publication:
    • Saltsburg sandstone
  • Modifications:
    • Named
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Sandstone
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Appalachian basin
Publication:

Stevenson, J.J., 1878, Report of progress in the Fayette and Westmoreland district of the bituminous coal fields of western Pennsylvania; Part II, The Ligonier Valley: Pennsylvania Geological Survey Report of Progress, 2nd series, v. K3, 331 p.


Summary:

Named for Saltsburg, Indiana Co., southwestern PA. Fine exposures are seen along Conemaugh and Loyalhanna Rivers near Saltsburg. Consists of sandstone. Thickness is 25 to 40 ft. Underlies Berlin(?) coal in Fayette and Westmoreland Cos.; overlies Platt(?) coal. Lies 165 ft above Mahoning sandstone and 100 ft below Morgantown sandstone. [Age is Pennsylvanian.]

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


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