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Geology of anthracite in the western part of the Ashland quadrangle, Pennsylvania

Coal Map 13
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Abstract

The Western Middle anthracite field is one of four structural basins containing anthracite in eastern Pennsylvania.  This report describes the geology of the part of the Western Middle field that lies in the western half of the Ashland quadrangle.  (See index map, sheet 2.)  The mapped area covers about 19 square miles in Columbia and Schuylkill Counties.  The town of Centralia is in the northern part of the area, and the town of Ashland is in the southern part.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Geology of anthracite in the western part of the Ashland quadrangle, Pennsylvania
Series title Coal Map
Series number 13
DOI 10.3133/coal13
Year Published 1953
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Description 2 Sheets: 45.40 x 38.94 inches and 46.88 x 39.16 inches
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
Other Geospatial Ashland Quadrangle
Scale 2000
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