Usage:
No current usage?
(†Eagle sandstone (informal, unranked) in Kanawha Formation (WV) considered abandoned? Uncertain if used by the WV Geol. Survey. Not used by the USGS.)
Geologic age:
Pennsylvanian
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Not designated. Occurs in Logan and Mingo Cos., southern WV.
AAPG geologic province:
Appalachian basin
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