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Short Mountain, Morgan County, West Virginia, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 39.6161,-78.1019 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
| Given Location | West Virginia, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Morgan County, West Virginia, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Mountain, Chapelle Shaft, Morgan County, West Virginia | Read C. B. (1955) | Pocono | "Hedges shale in coal prospects" Read (1955) p. 15. "In the Meadow Branch syncline, West Virginia and Mayland, it has already been indicated that there is a question regarding the correlationof the units assigned in the past to the Pocono Formation (Stose and Swartz, 1912) The rock sequence, as preveously described, is as follows: (desending order) Pinkerton Ss, 125 feet; Myers shale (red), 800-1200 feet; Hedges shale (coal bearing), 200 feet; Purslane sandstone, 320 feet; and Rock well forma | "shale" | 346.7 - 330.9 Ma Carboniferous |
| Short Mountain, Southeat of Devils Nose, Morgan, West Virginia | Read C. B. (1955) | Pocono | "Hedges shale in coal prospects" Read (1955) p. 15. "In the Meadow Branch syncline, West Virginia and Mayland, it has already been indicated that there is a question regarding the correlationof the units assigned in the past to the Pocono Formation (Stose and Swartz, 1912) The rock sequence, as preveously described, is as follows: (desending order) Pinkerton Ss, 125 feet; Myers shale (red), 800-1200 feet; Hedges shale (coal bearing), 200 feet; Purslane sandstone, 320 feet; and Rock well forma | "shale" | 346.7 - 330.9 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Carpolithes sp.genus | Fungi : Carpolithes | 346.7 - 330.9 Ma Carboniferous |
References
| Read C. B. (1955) Floras of the Pocono and Price Sandstone in parts of Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 263, 1-32 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
