Usage:
Sandy Grove Sandstone Member of Conemaugh Formation (WV*)
Geologic age:
Pennsylvanian, Late*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type section: roadcut 3,000 ft northeast of U.S. Interstate Highway I-79 and Route 43 interchange at Sandy Grove Church, Blue Creek quadrangle, Kanawha Co., WV (Windolph, 1987).
AAPG geologic province:
Appalachian basin*
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