Usage:
Princeton Sandstone of Mauch Chunk Group (WV*,VA*)
Princeton Sandstone (KY*,WV*,VA)
Princeton Sandstone of Pennington Group (VA*,WV,KY)
Princeton Sandstone Member of Bluestone Formation (WV)
Geologic age:
Late Mississippian (Serpukhovian; late Chesterian)*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Princeton, Mercer Co., southwestern WV.
AAPG geologic province:
Appalachian basin*
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.
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