Price Formation
Price Formation Stratigraphic range: Famennian- Tournaisian[1] | |
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Type | Formation |
Sub-units | , |
Underlies | Maccrady Formation and Greenbrier Group |
Overlies | Hampshire Group and Sunbury Shale |
Lithology | |
Primary | shale, siltstone |
Other | coal |
Location | |
Region | Virginia and West Virginia |
Country | United States |
The Price Formation is a geologic formation in Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.
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- Geologic formations of Virginia
- Geologic formations of West Virginia
- Devonian geology of Virginia
- Devonian West Virginia
- Carboniferous geology of Virginia
- Carboniferous West Virginia
- Famennian Stage
- Tournaisian
- Carboniferous southern paleotropical deposits
- Carboniferous southern paleotemperate deposits
- Devonian southern paleotropical deposits
- Devonian southern paleotemperate deposits
- Southern United States geologic formation stubs
- Virginia geography stubs