Price Formation

Price Formation
Stratigraphic range: Famennian- Tournaisian
Outcrop of Merrimac Coal, Price Formation; Valley Coalfield, Virginia
TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsMerrimac Coal, Langhorne Coal
UnderliesMaccrady Formation and Greenbrier Group
OverliesHampshire Group and Sunbury Shale
Lithology
Primaryshale, siltstone
Othercoal
Location
RegionVirginia and West Virginia
CountryUnited States

The Price Formation is a geologic formation in Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

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