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Geologic Map of West Virginia. West Virginia's geologic history stretches back into the Precambrian, and includes several periods of mountain building and erosion. At times, much of what is now West Virginia was covered by swamps, marshlands, and shallow seas, accounting for the wide variety of sedimentary rocks found in the state, as well as its wealth of coal and natural gas deposits.
Karst Subsidence and Linear Features Map of Greenbrier and Monroe Counties, West Virginia by P. Lessing, S.L. Dean, B.R. Kulander & J.H. Renalds, 1979. 32 X 58 inch map. Limestone Outcrops and Probable Areas Underlain by Rock Salt and Natural Brine in West Virginia. 8.5 X 11 inch map. WV Geological Survey County Geologic Reports and Geologic Maps.
West Virginia Department of Administration; West Virginia Department of Agriculture; West Virginia Department of Commerce. West Virginia Division of Forestry; West Virginia Division of Labor; West Virginia Division of Natural Resources; West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey; West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training
West Virginia is situated in the Appalachian Mountains of the Upper South region of the 48 contiguous states. Usually considered part of the South Eastern United States, West Virginia is bounded on the northeast by Pennsylvania and Maryland, on the southeast by Virginia, on the northwest by Ohio, and on the southwest by Kentucky.
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West Virginia's lumber and mineral exploitation had caused tremendous damage to much of its natural environment by the early 20th century. [16] The state recognized the need to designate and protect lands worthy of conservation, and in 1925 the West Virginia Legislature established the West Virginia State Forest, Park and Conservation Commission to assess the state's opportunities and needs ...
The Bluefield Formation is a geologic formation in West Virginia.It preserves fossils dating back to the Mississippian subperiod of the Carboniferous period.Sediments of this age formed along a large marine basin lying in the region of what is now the Appalachian Plateau.