Berea Sandstone

Berea Sandstone
Stratigraphic range: Early Mississippian
Tournaisian
~350 Ma
Berea Sandstone exposed at headwaters of the Sandusky River, Crawford County, Ohio.
TypeFormation
Unit ofWaverly Group
UnderliesSunbury Shale
OverliesBedford Shale and Ohio Shale
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, Siltstone
Location
RegionMichigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forBerea, 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.