Stratigraphy of Coal-bearing strata of the Southwestern District

Compiled by Donald Chesnut, 1997

Formation

Beds, Zones, Members

Princess

Knob or Hazard No. 11 coal

member P

Hazard No. 10 coal

Broas coal zone

Stoney Fork Member

Four
Corners

Hindman or Hazard No. 9 coal

Bulan shale member

Hazard No. 8 coal

member O

Hazard No. 7 or Lea
coal zone

Arnett Member

Hazard coal zone

member N

Haddix coal zone

Magoffin Member

Hyden

Copland coal zone

shale member M

Hamlin coal zone

member L

Fire Clay rider coal

member K

Fire Clay, Hazard No. 4, Rooster or Dean coal

member J

upper Whitesburg coal

Whitesburg or
Bull Creek coal zone

member I

lower Whitesburg coal

Kendrick Shale

Pikeville

coal

Amburgy coal zone

Mills(?) coal

Elkins Fork shale

coal

Upper Elkhorn No. 3, Cadell or Vanderpool coal zone

Dwale shale

coal

member H

Jellico, Rim, Moss, Huckleberry, Artemus, or Beech Creek coal zone

member G

Crummies Member

Blue Gem or Straight Creek coal zone

member F

Little Blue Gem, Mudslip or Bacon Creek coal

coal

Betsie Shale Member

Grundy

Manchester, Lily, River Gem, Colony,
Swamp Angel, Horse Creek, Pittsburg, Tightwad or Zachariah coal

Corbin Sandstone Member

Gray Hawk coal

Hazel Patch sandstone

Beattyville, Halsey Rough, Congleton, Corley Hollow, or Tattler coal

Bee Rock
Sandstone

Pine Creek Sandstone mbr.

Barren Fork or Bryant Farm coal

Rockcastle Sandstone Mbr.

Alvy
Creek

Hensley Member

Beaver Creek, Stearns No. 3,
or Contrary coal

Coal Cliff member

Stearns No. 2 or New Livingston coal

shale member A

Stearns No. 1.5 coal

Stearns No. 1, Horse Lick, Hudson, Livingston
or Lee No. 1 coal

Sewanee
Sandstone

Livingston Conglomerate Member