Usage:
Bent Mountain Member of Bluestone Formation (VA,WV)
(Consists of Reger's (1926) Bent sandstone, Upper Bent shale, Bent limestone, and Lower Bent shale.)
Geologic age:
Late Mississippian (Chesterian)
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type locality: on Bent Mountain, Mercer Co., WV, 1.2 mi southeast of Pride, WV (Reger, 1926; Cooper, 1944).
AAPG geologic province:
Appalachian basin
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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