Regional aspects of Pottsville and Allegheny stratigraphy and depositional environments; Ohio and Kentucky

Abstract

As many as 6 named and unnamed marine units and many important commercial coal beds-Betsie Shale Member Several thin unnamed coal beds No. 2 ("Quakertown") coal Huckleberry coal Anthony coal Sciotoville flint clay Unnamed marine zone Sharon coal "Sharon" conglomerate No coals identified on 1-64 in the Schulzospora rara zone at Gregoryville Four or more coal zones in at least 150 m of section in the overlap zone_______ Olive Hill flint day CHART 1. Correlation chart of major and minor stratigraphic units in rocks of Pottsville and early Allegheny age between southern Ohio and northeastern and southeastern Kentucky. Palynology of coal beds for southern Ohio and Kentucky is from recent unpublished work of Robert M. Kosanke (U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO, written commun., 1992); palynology of the coal beds in the Gregoryville section at Stop 9 is by Cortland Eble. The Boggs limestone has been identified only in central Ohio, but is included here because it contains the earliest occurrence of fusulinids in Ohio and is a correlative of the Stoney Fork Member of the Breathitt Formation in Kentucky.

Acid soil indicators in forest soils of the Cherry River Watershed, West Virginia

“…2). Surface geology of these areas is comprised of the Kanawha and New River Formations of the Pottsville Group (Rice et al 1992), Pennsylvanian Period, Paleozoic Era. Both formations are composed of 60-70% sandstone and 25-30% shale, with smaller amount of coal and limestone (Reger 1921).…”

Properties and acid risk assessment of soils in two parts of the Cherry River watershed, West Virginia

“…Streams on the eastern side show an average pH of 4.7 and acid neutralizing capacity (ANC) of -16.1 μeq L -1 , while streams on the western side have an average pH of 5.8 and ANC of 4.0 μeq L -1 . This watershed also lies on the Pottsville geology, which is characterized by high moisture, acidic conditions, and low nutrient levels (Rice et al, 1992). The high acid deposition loads combined with acidic geology make the Cherry River watershed an area of concern for soil acidification and nutrient depletion especially with regard to conducting land management activities.…”