Hampshire Group

Hampshire Formation

Stratigraphic range: Famennian[1]
Type| Formation
Underlies| Price Formation and Rockwell Formation
Overlies| Foreknobs Formation and Greenland Gap Group
Location
Region| Appalachia and Southeastern United States
Country| United States
Extent| Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia

The Hampshire Formation is a geologic formation in West Virginia, USA. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period.

## See also

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* Earth sciences portal
* Paleontology portal

* List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in West Virginia

## References

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1. ^ Paleozoic Sedimentary Successions of the Virginia Valley & Ridge and Plateau

* Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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Chronostratigraphy of Maryland

Ph|

| Pz|

| C|

| M|

| Serpukhovian|

* Greenbrier Formation
* Mauch Chunk Formation

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Viséan|

* Greenbrier Formation
* Purseland Sandstone

Tournaisian|

* Purseland Sandstone
* Rockwell Formation

| Upper|

| Famennian|

* Hampshire Formation
* Rockwell Formation

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Frasnian|

* Brallier Formation
* Foreknobs Formation
* Greenland Gap Group
* Harrel Shale
* Scherr Formation

Middle|

| Givetian|

* Mahantango Formation

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Eifelian|

* Marcellus Shale
* Needmore Shale

Lower|

| Emsian|

* Helderberg Formation
* Mandata Shale
* Needmore Shale
* Oriskany Sandstone
* Shriver Chert

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Pragian|

* Corriganville Limestone
* Helderberg Formation

Lochkovian|

* Keyser Limestone
* New Creek Limestone

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Chronostratigraphy of Pennsylvania

Ph|

| Pz|

| P|

| Cisuralian|

Dunkard Group

Greene Formation:

*     Windy Gap Limestone
Windy Gap Coal
Gilmore Sandstone
Nineveh Sandstone
Nineveh Coal
Nineveh Limestone
Fish Creek Sandstone
Claysville Limestone
Dunkard Coal
Prosperity Limestone
Tenmile Coal
Donley Limestone
Upper Washington Coal
Rockport Member

Washington Formation:

*     Upper Washington Limestone Member
Jollytown Limestone Member
Jollytown Coal
Middle Washington Limestone Member
Washington Coal
Lower Washington Limestone Member

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| ⁋|

| Gzhelian|

Dunkard Group

Waynesburg Formation:

*     Upper Waynesburg Member
Little Washington Coal
Waynesburg“B” coal
Middle Waynesburg Member
Waynesburg“A” coal
Lower Waynesburg Member

Monongahela Group

Uniontown Formation:

*     Waynesburg coal "No. 11 Coal"
Gilboy Sandstone Member
Little Waynesburg Coal
Waynesburg Limestone Member
Uniontown Sanstone Member
Annabelle Shale Member
Uniontown Coal "No. 10 Coal"
Uniontown Limestone Member "Great Lime"
Fulton Shale Member

Pittsburgh Formation:

*     Benwood Limestone
Upper Sewickley Coal
Upper Sewickley Sandstone Member
Sewickley Coal "Meigis Creek" "No. 9 Coal"
Lower Sewickley Sandstone Member
Sewickley Limestone Member
Cedarville Sanstone Member
Redstone-Pomeroy coal "No 8a. Coal"
Westone Sanstone Member
Pittsburgh coal seam "No. 8 Coal"

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Kasimovian|

Conemaugh Group

Casselman Formation:

*     Upper Pittsburgh Limestone Member
Little Pittsburgh coal seam
Lower Pittsburgh Limestone Member
Connellsville Member
Morgantown Member
Birmingham Member

Glenshaw Formation

*     Ames Limestone
Pittsburgh Red Beds
Upper Bakerstown coal
Upper Saltsburg Sandstone Member
Woods Run Limestone Member
Lower Saltsburg Sandstone Member
Pine Creek Limestone Member
Buffalo Sandstone Member
Bush Creek Limestone Member

Mahoning Formation

*     Bush Creek Coal
Upper Mahoning Sandstone Member
Mahoning Coal "No. 7a Coal"
Lower Mahoning Sandstone Member

Moscovian|

Allegheny Group

Freeport Formation:

*     Upper Freeport Coal "No. 7 Coal"
Upper Freeport Limestone Member
Butler Sandstone Member
Lower Freeport Coal "No. 6a Coal"
Upper Freeport Limestone Member
Freeport Sandstone Member

Kittanning Formation

*     Upper Kittanning Coal
Johnstone Limestone Member
Middle Kittanning Coal "No. 6 Coal"
Lower Kittanning Coal "No. 5 Coal"
Kittanning Sandstone Member

Clarian Formation

*     Clarian Coal "No. 4a Coal"
Vanport Limestone Member
Brookville Coal "No. 4 Coal"
Brookville Member

Pottsville Group

Beaver River Formation:

*     Homewood Sandstone Member "1st Salt Sand"

Mercer Formation

*     Upper Mercer Limestone Member
Upper Mercer Coal
Lower Mercer Limestone Member
Lower Mercer Coal "No. 3 Coal"

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Pottsville Group

Connoquenessing Formation:

*     Upper Connoquenessing Sandstone Member "2nd Salt Sand"
Quakertown Coal "No. 2 Coal"
Quakertown Fire Clay
Quakertown Shale
Lower Connoquenessing Sandstone Member

Sharon Formation

*     Sharon Shale Member
Sharon Coal "No. 1 Coal"
Sharon Sandstone

| Serpukhovian|

* Shenango Formation

Mauch Chunk Group

*     Bluestone Formation
Princeton Formation
Hinton Formation
Maxton Sandstone
Bluefield Formation "Little Lime"

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Viséan|

* Greenbrier Limestone "Big Lime" Loyalhanna Formation

Tournaisian|

* Cuyahoga Formation

Pocono Group

*     Burgoon Formation "Big Injun Sandstone"
Sunbury Shale
Berea Sandstone
Bedford Shale
* Rockwell Formation

| Upper|

| Famennian|

* Brallier Formation
* Lock Haven Formation
* Riceville Formation
* Oswayo Formation
* Bedford Shale
* Cussewago Formation

Venango Group

*     Gantz, Hundred-foot sand, Fifty-foot sand, Thirty-foot sand, Nineveh-Snee, Gordon Stray, Fourth Sand, Fifth Sand, Bayard Sand, Elizabeth Sand, Sweet Richard,
Chadakoin Formation, First Warren

Bradford Group

*     Upper Warren, Lower Warren, Speechely Stray, Speechely, Balltown A, Balltown B, Balltown C, Sheffield, First Bradford, Second Bradford, Third Bradford, Kane

Elk Group

*     1st Elk Sand, 2nd Elk Sand, 3rd Elk Sand, 4th Elk Sand, 5th Elk Sand

Ohio Shale

*     Cleveland Shale
Chagrin Formation
Huron Shale

* Java Formation
* Rockwell Formation
* Huntley Mountain Formation
* Hampshire Formation

Catskill Group

*     Duncannon Member
Sherman Creek Member
Irish Valley Member

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Frasnian|

Catskill Group

*     Sherman Creek Member
Irish Valley Member

* Brallier Formation
* Lock Haven Formation

West Falls Group

*     Angola Formation
Rhinestreet Shale

Sonyea Group

*     Cashaqua Shale
Middlesex Shale

Genesee Group / Harrell Shale

*     West River Shale
Penn Yan Formation
Burket Shale / Geneseo Shale

* Knapp Conglomerate
* Murrysville Sandstone

Middle|

| Givetian|

Tully Limestone

Hamilton Group

*     Moscow Formation
Ludlow Formation
Skaneateles Formation
Tichnor Formation
* Mahantango Formation

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Eifelian|

Hamilton Group

*     Marcellus Formation

Onondaga Limestone

*     Seneca
Moorehouse
Nedrow
Edgecliff

* Huntersville Chert

*     Bobs Ridge Sandstone Member
* Needmore Shale

Lower|

| Emsian|

Huntersville Chert, Needmore Shale, Bois Blanc Formation
Oriskany Formation
Helderberg Group (geology)

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Pragian|

Helderberg Group (geology)

Lochkovian|

Helderberg Group (geology)

*     Keyser Formation
Manlius Limestone

| Pridoli|

* Bass Islands Formation
* Akron Formation

Salina Group

*     Bertie Formation

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Ludlow|

| Ludfordian|

Salina Group

*     Camillus Formation

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Gorstian|

Salina Group

*     Syracuse Formation

Wenlock|

| Homerian|

Salina Group

*     Vernon Formation

Lockport Group

*     Guelph Formation
Eramosa Formation
Goat Island Formation
Gasport Formation

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Llandovery|

Clinton Group

*     Rochester Shale
Rose Hill Formation "Red Clinton"

Medina Group

*     Tuscarora Formation

| Upper|

* Queenston Formation
* Reedsville Formation
* Utica Shale

Trenton Group

*     Coburn Formation
Salona Formation
Rodman Formation

Black River Group

*     Linden Hall Formation
Snyder Formation
Hatter Formation

Loyalsburg Formation

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Middle|

* Wells Creek Formation

* Knox Supergroup
* Beekmantown Group:

*     Bellefonte Formation

Lower|

Knox Supergroup

Beekmantown Group

*     Axeman Formation
Nittany Formation
Stonehenge Formation

| Furongian|

* Knox Supergroup

* Gatesburgh Formation
* Warrior Formation

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Series 2|

| Stage 4|

* Kinzers Formation

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* Potsdam Formation
* Pleasent Hill Formation
* Waynesboro Formation
* Tomstown Formation
* Antietam Formation

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* Grenville Complex

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Chronostratigraphy of Virginia

Ph|

| Pz|

| C|

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| Moscovian|

* Betsie Shale
* Grundy Formation
* Hyden Formation
* Kendrick Shale
* Pikeville Formation

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Bashkirian|

* Bee Rock Formation
* Hensley Shale
* Sewannee Formation
* Warren Point Formation

* Lee Formation

| Serpukhovian|

* Bluefield Formation
* Bluestone Formation
* Cove Creek Formation
* Fido Sandstone
* Hinton Formation
* Princeton Formation
* Stony Gap Formation

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Viséan|

* Denmar Formation
* Fort Payne Formation
* Gasper Formation
* Hillsdale Formation
* Little Valley Formation
* Maccrady Formation
* Taggard Formation

Tournaisian|

* Maccrady Formation
* Price Formation
* Sunbury Shale

* Pocono Formation

| Upper|

| Famennian|

* Brallier Formation
* Foreknobs Formation
* Cloyd Conglomerate
* Hampshire Formation
* Millboro Shale
* Pound Formation

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Frasnian|

* Brallier Formation
* Foreknobs Formation
* Millboro Shale
* Pound Formation

Middle|

| Givetian|

* Mahantango Formation
* Millboro Shale

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Eifelian|

* Huntersville Chert
* Tioga Bentonites
* Marcellus Shale
* Millboro Shale

Lower|

| Emsian|

* Huntersville Chert
* Needmore Shale

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Pragian|

* Oriskany Sandstone
* Ridgeley Sandstone
* Wildcat Valley Sandstone

Lochkovian|

* Helderberg Group
* Keyser Limestone
* Oriskany Sandstone
* Ridgeley Sandstone
* Wildcat Valley Sandstone

| Pridoli|

* Hancock Dolomite
* Keyser Limestone
* Tonoloway Limestone

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Ludlow|

| Ludfordian|

* Bloomsburg Formation
* Keefer Sandstone
* McKenzie Formation

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Gorstian|

* Bloomsburg Formation
* Keefer Sandstone
* Lockport Dolomite

Wenlock|

| Homerian|

* Keefer Sandstone
* Rochester Shale

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Sheinwoodian|

* Keefer Sandstone

Llandovery|

| Telychian|

* Massanutten Sandstone
* Rose Hill Formation
* Tuscarora Sandstone

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Aeronian|

* Massanutten Sandstone
* Tuscarora Sandstone

| Upper|

* Bays Formation
* Benbolt Formation
* Blackford Formation
* Bowen Formation
* Chatham Hill Formation
* Edinburg Formation
* Effna Limestone
* Eggleston Formation
* Elway Limestone
* Fetzer Limestone
* Five Oaks Limestone
* Gratton Formation
* Juniata Formation
* Knobs Formation
* Lenoir Formation
* Lincolnshire Formation
* Martinsburg Formation
* Moccasin Formation
* Mosheim Limestone
* New Market Limestone
* Oranda Formation
* Oswego Formation
* Paperville Shale
* Reedsville Formation
* Rich Valley Formation
* Rockdell Formation
* Trenton Limestone
* Ward Cove Limestone
* Wardell Formation
* Wassum Formation
* Witten Formation

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Middle|

* Pinesburg Station Dolomite

Lower|

* Chepultepec Dolomite
* Kingsport Formation
* Longview Limestone
* Mascot Dolomite
* Rockdale Run Formation
* Stonehenge Limestone

* Antietam Formation
* Conasauga Formation
* Conococheague Limestone
* Copper Ridge Dolomite
* Elbrook Formation
* Erwin Formation
* Hampton Formation
* Harpers Formation
* Rome Formation
* Shady Dolomite
* Tomstown Dolomite
* Unicoi Formation
* Waynesboro Formation
* Weverton Formation

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* Swift Run Formation

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Chronostratigraphy of West Virginia

Ph|

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| Eocene|

Igneous intrusives

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Mz|

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Igneous intrusives

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Pz|

| P|

| Cisuralian|

| Asselian|

* Dunkard Group

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| Gzhelian|

* Monongahela Formation

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Kasimovian|

* Conemaugh Group

Moscovian|

* Allegheny Formation

Bashkirian|

* Pottsville Group
* Kanawha Formation
* New River Formation
* Pocahontas Formation

| Serpukhovian|

* Bluestone Formation
* Princeton Sandstone
* Hinton Formation
* Bluefield Formation

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Viséan|

* Greenbrier Group

Tournaisian|

* Price Formation
* Cuyahoga Formation
* Maccrady Formation
* Sunbury Shale
* Berea Sandstone

| Upper|

| Famennian|

* Price Formation
* Berea Sandstone
* Bedford Shale
* Ohio Shale
* Brallier Formation

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Frasnian|

* Brallier Formation
* Java Formation
* West Falls Formation
* Rhinestreet
* Sonyea Formation
* Harrell Shale
* Genesee Formation

Middle|

| Givetian|

* Tully Limestone
* Hamilton Group

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Eifelian|

* Hamilton Group
* Marcellus Shale
* Onondaga Limestone
* Needmore Shale
* Huntersville Chert

Lower|

| Emsian|

* Needmore Shale
* Huntersville Chert

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Pragian|

* Oriskany Sandstone

Lochkovian|

* Helderberg Group

| Pridoli|

* Bertie Formation
* Bass Islands Formation
* Keyser Formation

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Ludlow|

| Ludfordian|

* Salina Group
* Tonoloway Formation

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Gorstian|

* Salina Group

Wenlock|

| Homerian|

* Salina Group
* Wills Creek Formation
* Williamsport Formation
* McKenzie Formation

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Sheinwoodian|

* Lockport Dolomite
* McKenzie Formation

Llandovery|

| Telychian|

* Lockport Dolomite
* McKenzie Formation
* Keefer Formation
* Rose Hill Formation
* Rochester Shale

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Aeronian|

* Tuscarora Sandstone
* Clinton Sandstone

| Upper|

| Hirnantian|

* Cincinnati Group
* Juniata Formation

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Katian|

* Cincinnati Group
* Juniata Formation
* Reedsville Formation
* Utica Shale

Sandbian|

* Lexington Limestone
* Trenton Limestone

* Dolly Ridge Formation
* Martinsburg Formation
* Nealmont Limestone
* Oswego Formation

Middle|

| Darriwilian|

* Trenton Limestone
* Black River Group

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Dapingian|

* St. Paul Group

* St. Peter Sandstone

Lower|

| Tremadocian|

* Wells Creek Formation

Knox Group

* Beekmantown Dolomite
* Rose Run Sandstone

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| Furongian|

| Stage 10|

Knox Group

* Copper Ridge Dolomite

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Chilhowee Group
Antietam Formation
Harpers Formation
Weverton Formation
Loudoun Formation

* Conasauga Group
* Conococheague Formation
* Elbrook Formation
* Rome Group
* Tomstown Dolomite
* Waynesboro Formation

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| Ediacaran|

* Catoctin Formation

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* Swift Run Formation
* Grenville Complex

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