Benders Cave, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 39° 31' 35'' North , 77° 55' 4'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 39.52639,-77.91778 |
Köppen climate type: | Cfa : Humid subtropical climate |
A cavern containing soda straw stalactites "so dense they practically block the passage".
Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Paleozoic 252.17 - 541 Ma ID: 3187973 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Paleozoic (252.17 - 541 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Middle Ordovician 458.4 - 470 Ma ID: 2814941 | Ordovician, middle calcareous units Age: Middle Ordovician (458.4 - 470 Ma) Description: Ordovician - middle calcareous units. Comments: Only name given on printed map is Ordovician, followed by brief desciption "middle calcareous units". Brackets used to combine other units. Symbol is used in digital map. Undivided grouping of units: Trenton Group, Black River Group and St. Paul Group. Combined thickness: Northeastern 805-1350 ft, Western 1440 ft, Southeastern 975 ft. Lithology: Major:{limestone} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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