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Conewango Group

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Conewango Group
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous
~Kasimovian-Gzhelian
~307–301 Ma
TypeGroup
Sub-unitsCasselman Formation, Glenshaw Formation
UnderliesMonongahela Group
OverliesAllegheny Group
Lithology
PrimaryShale and Clay
OtherCoal, Limestone, Red Shale, Sandstone
Location
Region Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and  West Virginia
Country United States

The Conewango Group is a Carboniferous aged geologic group in Western and south central Pennsylvania. It consists of two formations the younger Casselman Formation and the older Glenshaw Formation.

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