96 REVIEWS 
Report on Berkeley, Morgan and Jefferson Counties. By G. P. 
GRIMSLEY. West Virginia Geological Survey, 1916. Pp. 644, 
pls. 37, figs. 20. 
This report covers an area of 768 square miles, comprising what is 
known as the “‘Eastern Panhandle,” and is accompanied by topographic 
and geologic maps. 
Part I is concerned with the physiography, climate and industrial 
development of the area. 
Part II deals with the general geology. The structure is that typically 
developed in the Appalachians, consisting of parallel folds and faults. 
The deformation is not intense. Stratigraphically the rocks range from 
the Algonkian through the Carboniferous. Detailed and generalized 
sections, with local faunal lists, are given. Questions of correlation are 
discussed, and attention is given to the origin of the Catskill formation 
which is well developed in the region. 
Part III is a discussion of the mineral resources, the more important 
of which include glass-sand, limestone clays, and road materials. There 
is included with each a discussion of the preparation and uses of the 
raw material. 
As a result of the vast deposits of Cambro-Ordovician limestones, 
the limestone and lime industries are well developed. ‘The Stones River 
formation contains limestone of great purity, and furnishes a high-grade 
fluxing material and a high-grade lime. An abundant supply of clay 
and shale for brick is available, the Martinsburg shale being of impor- 
tance. Sandstone, quartzite, and limestone for road metal are found in 
abundance. Iron ore is of negligible importance but the region is 
admirably situated with respect to transportation, coal production and 
limestone fluxes, for the steel industry. 
Attached to the report are two appendixes: (a) levels above the 
tide in the Eastern Panhandle region; (6) location of true meridian lines 
in the Eastern Panhandle region. 
A. C. McF. 
