Pottsville Formation
The Pennsylvanian Pottsville Formation is a mapped bedrock unit in Pennsylvania, western Maryland, West Virginia, and Ohio. The formation is also recognized in Alabama. It is a major ridge-former in the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians of the eastern United States. The Pottsville Formation is conspicuous at many sites along the Allegheny Front, the eastern escarpment of the Allegheny or Appalachian Plateau.
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Pottsville Formation
The Pennsylvanian Pottsville Formation is a mapped bedrock unit in Pennsylvania, western Maryland, West Virginia, and Ohio. The formation is also recognized in Alabama. It is a major ridge-former in the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians of the eastern United States. The Pottsville Formation is conspicuous at many sites along the Allegheny Front, the eastern escarpment of the Allegheny or Appalachian Plateau.
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The Pennsylvanian Pottsville F ...... egheny or Appalachian Plateau.
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Typical Pottsville Formation at Worlds End State Park, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio
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Pottsville Formation
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J. P. Lesley, 1876
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see Stratigraphy section
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Brookville Coal of Allegheny Formation
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The Pennsylvanian Pottsville F ...... egheny or Appalachian Plateau.
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Pottsville Formation
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