Scherr Formation

Scherr Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Devonian
Typesedimentary
Unit ofGreenland Gap Group
Sub-unitsMinnehaha Springs Member
UnderliesForeknobs Formation
OverliesBrallier Formation
Thickness1,004 ft (306 m) at type section
Lithology
PrimaryShale
OtherSiltstone
Location
RegionAppalachian Mountains
ExtentPennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
Type section
Named forScherr, West Virginia
Named byJ. M. Dennison, 1970

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