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Ridge-making thin sandstone in Frederick County, Virginia: Chapter C

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Abstract

It is generally recognized that massive thick-bedded sandstones and relatively weak shales and soluble limestones form characteristic surface features. The uncommon effect of a thin argillaceous sandstone in producing ridges in an area in northern Virginia, in which the writer has recently done detailed field work, is briefly described in this paper. This bed, with an average thickness of 2 feet, where it crops out in a nearly vertical position, commonly forms discontinuous ridges ranging.in height from a few feet to as much as 20 feet. The areas southeast of Winchester (Fig. 9) and northwest of Stephens City (Fig. 10) were chosen as typical localities to illustrate the ridge-making influence of this sandstone on the local topography.

Publication type Book chapter
Title Ridge-making thin sandstone in Frederick County, Virginia: Chapter C
Volume 51
Year Published 1939
Publisher Virginia Division of Mineral Resources
Publisher location Charlottesville, VA
Contributing office(s) Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center
Description 10 p.
Larger Work Type Book
Larger Work Title Contributions to Virginia Geology--II
First page 95
Last page 104
Country United States
State Virginia
County Frederick County
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