Berea Sandstone | |
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Stratigraphic range: Early Mississippian Tournaisian ~ | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Waverly Group |
Underlies | Sunbury Shale |
Overlies | Bedford Shale and Ohio Shale |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone, Siltstone |
Location | |
Region | Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Berea, Ohio |
Berea Sandstone, also known as Berea Grit, is a sandstone formation in the U.S. states of Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Kentucky. It is named after Berea, Ohio. The sandstone has been used as a building stone and is a source of oil and gas.