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Pocahontas Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Pennsylvanian | |
Type | Formation |
Underlies | New River Formation |
Overlies | Bluestone Formation |
Location | |
Region | West Virginia |
Country | United States |
The Pocahontas Formation is a coal-bearing geologic formationinWest Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.
The Pocahontas Formation contains sandstone, shale, and some coal.
It is overlain by the New River Formation, and is exposed in the New River Gorge.
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