Stratigraphy of Coal-bearing strata of the Harlan Subdistrict,
Upper Cumberland River District
Compiled by Donald Chesnut, 1997
Formation |
Beds, Zones, Members |
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Four |
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Black Mountain coal zone |
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High Splint or No. 12 coal zone |
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Arnett Member |
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Morris or No. 11 coal zone |
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Reynolds Sandstone Member |
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Magoffin Member |
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Hyden |
Limestone coal zone |
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Jesse Sandstone Member |
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shale member M |
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Pardee, High Cliff or No. 10 coal zone |
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Wax or No. 9 coal |
Smith coal zone |
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Gin Creek or No. 8 coal |
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Wallins Creek or Phillips |
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Fire Clay or No. 7 coal |
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Stray coal zone |
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Puckett Sandstone Member |
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Kendrick Shale |
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Pikeville |
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Creech or Upper Taggart coal zone |
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Low Splint, No. 6, |
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Elkins Fork shale |
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Verda, Owl or D coal |
Taggart coal zone |
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Darby, No. 5, or C coal |
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Dwale shale |
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Kellioka, Taggart Marker, or B coal zone |
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member H |
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Collier, Staniford and Wilson coals |
Harlan coal zone |
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No. 4 or A coal |
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Crummies Member |
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Imboden or Path Fork coal zone [incorrectly "Mason"] |
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member F |
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coal |
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Caywood Sandstone Member |
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Betsie Shale Member |
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Grundy |
Hance, Puckett Creek or Bulldog coal zone |
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Partridge shale mbr. |
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Mason rider coal |
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Mason, Cranes Creek, Cornett or Dorchester coal zone |
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Molus shale mbr. |
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shale member D |
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Splitseam coal |
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Dave Branch shale |
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Clear Fork coal |
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Yellow Creek Sandstone Member |
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Naese coal |
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Bee Rock |
Naese Sandstone Member |
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Bee Rock coal |
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Bee Rock Sandstone |
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Alvy Creek |
Hensley Member |
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Coal Cliff mbr. |
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Tunnel or Raven coal zone |
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Sewanee |
Sewanee Sandstone |
"Middlesboro |
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Bottom |
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Dark Ridge |
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Cumberland |
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Warren Point |
Chadwell Member |
White Rocks |
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