Foreknobs Formation

Foreknobs Formation
Stratigraphic range: Frasnian - Famennian[1]
Conglomerate from Foreknobs Formation, Rt. 994, near western side of bridge going over Raystown Lake, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Typesedimentary
Unit ofGreenland Gap Group
Sub-unitsMallow Member, Briery Gap Sandstone Member, Blizzard Member, Pound Sandstone Member, and Red Lick Member
UnderliesCatskill Formation, or Hampshire Formation in VA
OverliesScherr Formation, or Brallier Formation in VA
Thickness1321 ft at type section
Lithology
PrimarySiltstone, sandstone, shale
OtherConglomerate
Location
RegionAppalachian Mountains
ExtentPennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
Type section
Named forFore Knobs of Allegheny Front
Named byJ. M. Dennison, 1970

The Devonian Foreknobs Formation is a mapped bedrock unit in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.