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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 53. Chapters: Marcellus Formation, Dimension stone, Pittsburgh coal seam, Ramapo Fault, Earthquake activity in the New York City area, Bilger's rocks, Tuscarora Formation, Hamilton Group, Piedmont, Mahantango Formation, Keyser Formation, Feltville Formation, Wills Creek Formation, Bloomsburg Formation, Lake Maumee, Shawangunk Formation, Lock Haven Formation, Bald Eagle Formation, Llewellyn Formation, Catskill Formation, Huntley Mountain Formation, Pottsville Formation, Conococheague Formation, Reedsville Formation, Hardyston Quartzite, Foreknobs Formation, Rockwell Formation, Juniata Formation, Wissahickon Formation, Martinsburg Formation, Clinton Group, Pocono Formation, List of mapped rock formations in Pennsylvania, Kittatinny Formation, Passaic Formation, Scherr Formation, Newark Basin, Glenshaw Formation, Rolling Mill Mine, Warrior Formation, Pennsylvania Bluestone, Mauch Chunk Formation, Casselman Formation, Lockatong Formation, Old Port Formation, Allegheny Formation, Stockton Formation, Tonoloway Formation, Bellefonte Formation, Dunkard Group, Hummelstown brownstone, Chickies Formation, Lansfordite, Governor Stable. Excerpt: The Marcellus Formation (also classified as the Marcellus Subgroup of the Hamilton Group, Marcellus Member of the Romney Formation, or simply the Marcellus Shale) is a unit of marine sedimentary rock found in eastern North America. Named for a distinctive outcrop near the village of Marcellus, New York in the United States, it extends throughout much of the Appalachian Basin. The shale contains largely untapped natural gas reserves, and its proximity to the high-demand markets along the East Coast of the United States makes it an attractive target for energy development. Stratigraphically, the Marcellus is the lowest unit of the Devonian age Hamilton Group, and is divided into several sub-units. Altho...
