Mahoning Sandstone Member of Glenshaw Formation (OH*,PA*)
Mahoning Sandstone Member of Conemaugh Formation (MD*)
Pennsylvanian, Late*
Named from Mahoning Creek(s), Indiana and Jefferson Cos., western PA (Lesley, 1856).
Appalachian basin
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