Usage:
Webster Springs Sandstone Member of Bluefield Formation (WV)
Webster Springs Sandstone of Mauch Chunk Group (WV)
Geologic age:
Mississippian, Late
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Exposed on north side of Elk River at southeast edge of town of Webster Springs, Webster Co., southern WV (Reger, 1920).
AAPG geologic province:
Appalachian basin
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