Devonian Shale

Devonian Shale (HMN26)

Location: Franklin, WV 26807 Pendleton County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 37.266', W 79° 20.652'

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The carbonaceous shale exposed in the quarry is the Marcellus brown and black shale of the driller. it yields large amounts of natural gas in southern West Virginia.
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HM NumberHMN26
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Placed ByWest Virginia Historic Commission (Sponsored by West Virginia Centennial Committee of the Oil and Natural Gas Industry)
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Date Added Friday, October 10th, 2014 at 12:53pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 644144 N 4276031
Decimal Degrees38.62110000, -79.34420000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 37.266', W 79° 20.652'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 37' 15.96" N, 79° 20' 39.12" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 100-104 Unnamed Road, Franklin WV 26807, US
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