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Conewango Group

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Conewango Group
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous
~Kasimovian-Gzhelian
~307–301 Ma
TypeGroup
Sub-unitsCasselman Formation, Glenshaw Formation
UnderliesMonongahela Group
OverliesAllegheny Group
Lithology
PrimaryShale and Clay
OtherCoal, Limestone, Red Shale, Sandstone
Location
RegionMaryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia
CountryUnited States

The Conewango Group is a Carboniferous aged geologic group in Western and south central Pennsylvania. It consists of two formations the younger Casselman Formation and the older Glenshaw Formation.

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