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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.
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is managed by the agriculture commissioner, an elected official operating independently of the governor's authority.. Kent Leonhardt has served as the commissioner of the department since January 2017.
Group or Formation Period Notes Allegheny Formation: Carboniferous: Antietam Formation: Cambrian: Bloomsburg Formation: Silurian: Bluefield Formation: Carboniferous
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.
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Virginia and West Virginia: The Hinton Formation is a geologic formation in West Virginia. ... "West Virginia Geology: Earth Science Studies." Accessed May 16, 2017.
West Virginia ranked 48th in the CNBC "Top States for Business 2013" based on measures of competitiveness such as economy, workforce and cost of living—ranking among the bottom five states for the last six years running. [139] West Virginia ranked 49th in the 2014 State New Economy Index and has ranked in the bottom three states since 1999.
The name derives from the Greenbrier River in West Virginia. Greenbrier Limestone is in some places more than 400 feet (120 metres) thick, allowing it to trap large quantities of oil and gas. Since this carbonate rock erodes quickly in the region's wet climate, outcrops are not prominent and are often quarried.