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Carbonische Formation. 



Verteilung der hauptsiichlichsten insektenführenden Schichten Nordamerikas 

 und Parallelisierung derselben mit den europäischen Schichten. 



Nach Angaben des bekannten Phytopaläontologen Prof. Dav. White in Washington. 



Central 



Appalachian 



Region 



Northern Appalachian 

 Bituminous Region 



Anthracite Region 



European 

 Divisions 



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CO - /■ 



BraxtoD. 



Monogahela. 



(Upper Prod. Coal Meas.) 



Conemaugh. 



(Lower Barren Coal Meas.) Law- 

 rence, Kansas. Wills Creek, Ohio. 

 ?Braidvvood, 111. ?l)anville, 111. 

 ? Kansas Cit_v, Mo. ? Bristol, R. I. 



^ Z Freeport. 



Charleston. 



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Kittaning. 



Cannclton. l'a. — ?Mazon 

 Creek, 111. — ?Col ehester, 

 111. ?Vermillion River, 

 111. Clinton, Mo. — Gil- 

 kerson P^urd. Mo. ? Clen- 

 denin, W. Va. 



Clarion. 



Kanawha. 



Nuttall. 

 Sewell. 



LemonsCoal Mine, 



Ark. 

 Pratt Mines, Ala. 

 Coalburg, Ala. 



Ralelgh. 

 Quinnimont. 



Cordova, .-\la. 

 ?French Lick, Ind. 

 Hraxton Oii.irrv, 

 Ind. 



Clark. 

 Pocahontas. 



Homewood. 

 Mercer group. 



(iibson Fork, W. \'a. Scranton, Pa. 



Connoquenessing Shales. 



Tallmady^e, < Hiio. 



Sharon conglomerate. 



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Coal E. 



Butler Mine I'ittston, Pa. 

 Empire Mine Wilkes- 

 barre. Pa. Port Griffith, 

 Pa. ? Tremont, Pa. 



Coal D. 



Brake Tunnel , ( )ld Forge, Pa. 

 Switchback near Pittston, Pa. 

 Yatesville, Pa. 



Coal C. 



Tremont, Pa. 



Upper Transition series. 



Boston Mine near Pittston, Pa. 

 Campbeils Ledge near Pittston, 

 Pa. 



Upper Lykens series. 



'^ Tremont, Pa. 



Lower Transition series. 



Lower Lykeus series. 



Near Altamont Colliery, Pa. 



(? Discordance.) 



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 3 



Maunch Chunk shales. 

 Qreenbrier limestone. 



Pocono (C'inglomerates, shales and coalsi 



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C9 



-'ulm 



Hornton series of Nova Scotia. 



Kohlen- 

 kalk. 



Die als ,,Little River Group" bezeichneten Schichten von St. John in New Brunswig gehören 

 in die oberen Stulen des Pottsville und dürften mit der Upper Transition series zu parallelisieren sein. 



