Big Lime and Big Injun
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two-bit Joe
N 38° 55.689 W 079° 31.440
17S E 627941 N 4309838
"Big Injun", produce oil and natural gas in West Virginia.
Waymark Code: WMAW1X
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/01/2011
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The Greenbrier Limestone in the quarry represents the "Big Lime and Big Injun Sand" of the driller. Fish-egg like (oolitic) zones in the "Big Lime" and the basal sandy formation, the "Big Injun", produce oil and natural gas in West Virginia.
Marker Title: Big Lime and Big Injun
Marker Location: WV 32 (southbound) 0.3 miles north of Harman and the junction with US 33
County or Independent City: Randolph County
Marker Program Sponsor: W. VA Centennial Committee Of The Oil and Natural Gas Industry West Virginia Historical Commission 1963
Marker Number: Not listed
Web Site: Not listed
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