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and along Tanner Creek and several of its tributary streams. 

 The presence of the Washington, Uniontown and Sewickley 

 Coals in the Tanner region, leaves no doubt as to the identi- 

 fication of this cliff. It preserves the same character west- 

 ward to the Calhoun Line, and remains a prominent feature 

 along the Little Kanawha River as far west as Grantsville, 

 Calhoun County. The uniformly massive and firm character 

 of the Uniontown Sandstone in western Dekalb District makes 

 it especially suitable for bridge piers and abutments and for 

 other purposes where massive masonry is desired. So far as 

 known, it has not been used for such purposes as no quarries 

 were observed in either county. 



THE ANNABELLE SHALE. 



The Annabelle Shale of the writer 3 , named for its occur- 

 rence at Annabelle, Marion County, where it is used for brick 

 manufacture, separating the Uniontown Sandstone from the 

 Uniontown Coal, is not prominent in Lewis and Gilmer. It 

 was observed along Crane Run in Troy District, Gilmer, 0.8 

 mile southwest of Conings, where it occurs between the 

 Uniontown Sandstone and the Uniontown Coal, being green in 

 color and 5 feet 'thick. In Dekalb District it was observed on 

 Richbottom Run, 0.8 mile northeast of Lucerne, along a hill 

 road where the following section was made : 



Feet. 



Sandstone, flaggy, Uniontown 10 



Shale, sandy, green, Annabelle 5 



Coal, streak, Uniontown (1020' B.) 



Fire clay shale 



The Annabelle Shale was observed also on Trace Fork 

 of Tanner Creek, 0.7 mile southeast of Revere, where it is 10 

 feet thick underlying the massive Uniontown cliff rock. 



THE UNIONTOWN COAL. 



The Uniontown Coal, originally named and described by 

 the First Geological Survey of Pennsylvania, is ; present in 

 portions of western Lewis and northern Gilmer. It has been 



"Monongalia-Marion-Taylor Report, W. Va. G. S., p. 250; 1913. 



