Stratigraphy of Coal-bearing strata of the Southwestern District
Compiled by Donald Chesnut, 1997
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Knob or Hazard No. 11 coal |
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member P |
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Hazard No. 10 coal |
Broas coal zone |
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Stoney Fork Member |
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Four |
Hindman or Hazard No. 9 coal |
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Bulan shale member |
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Hazard No. 8 coal |
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member O |
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Hazard No. 7 or Lea |
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Arnett Member |
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Hazard coal zone |
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member N |
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Haddix coal zone |
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Magoffin Member |
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Hyden |
Copland coal zone |
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shale member M |
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Hamlin coal zone |
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member L |
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Fire Clay rider coal |
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member K |
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Fire Clay, Hazard No. 4, Rooster or Dean coal |
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member J |
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upper Whitesburg coal |
Whitesburg or |
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member I |
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lower Whitesburg coal |
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Kendrick Shale |
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Pikeville |
coal |
Amburgy coal zone |
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Mills(?) coal |
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Elkins Fork shale |
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coal |
Upper Elkhorn No. 3, Cadell or Vanderpool coal zone |
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Dwale shale |
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coal |
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member H |
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Jellico, Rim, Moss, Huckleberry, Artemus, or Beech Creek coal zone |
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member G |
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Crummies Member |
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Blue Gem or Straight Creek coal zone |
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member F |
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Little Blue Gem, Mudslip or Bacon Creek coal |
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coal |
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Betsie Shale Member |
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Grundy |
Manchester, Lily, River Gem, Colony, |
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Corbin Sandstone Member |
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Gray Hawk coal |
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Hazel Patch sandstone |
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Beattyville, Halsey Rough, Congleton, Corley Hollow, or Tattler coal |
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Bee Rock |
Pine Creek Sandstone mbr. |
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Barren Fork or Bryant Farm coal |
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Rockcastle Sandstone Mbr. |
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Alvy |
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Hensley Member |
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Beaver Creek, Stearns No. 3, |
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Coal Cliff member |
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Stearns No. 2 or New Livingston coal |
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shale member A |
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Stearns No. 1.5 coal |
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Stearns No. 1, Horse Lick, Hudson, Livingston |
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Sewanee |
Livingston Conglomerate Member |
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