Hydrogeology of the carbonate rocks of the Lebanon Valley, Pennsylvania
Ground Water Report
18
Prepared by the United States Geological Survey, Ground Water Branch in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Geological Survey
By: Harold Meisler
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Abstract
The Lebanon Valley, which is part of the Great Valley in southeastern Pennsylvania, is underlain by carbonate rocks in the southern part and by shale in the northern part. The carbonate rocks consist of alternating beds of limestone and dolomite of Cambrian and Ordovician age. Although the beds generally dip to the south, progressively younger beds crop out to the north, because the rocks are overturned. The stratigraphic units, from oldest to youngest, are: the Buffalo Springs Formation, Snitz Creek, Schaefferstown, Millbach, and Richland Formations of the Conococheague Group; the Stonehenge, Rickenbach, Epler, and Ontelaunee Formations of the Beekmantown Group; and the Annville, Myerstown, and Hershey Limestones.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | State or Local Government Series |
| Title | Hydrogeology of the carbonate rocks of the Lebanon Valley, Pennsylvania |
| Series title | Ground Water Report |
| Series number | 18 |
| Year Published | 1963 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Pennsylvania Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Harrisburg, PA |
| Contributing office(s) | Water Resources Division |
| Description | 81 p.; Maps: 3 Sheets |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Other Geospatial | Lebanon Valley |
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