Big Lime And Big Injun Sands
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Paintedwarrior
N 38° 54.694 W 079° 42.563
17S E 611897 N 4307754
A sign describing the products that the limestone yielded.
Waymark Code: WMHQHR
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/05/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member flyingmoose
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Big Lime and Big Injun Sands.

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 candy formation, the "Big Injun", yield oil and natural gas in West Virginia.
Marker Number: none

Marker Title: Big Lime And Big Injun Sands

Marker Location: West of old Rt 33.

County or Independent City: Elkins, WV

Web Site: [Web Link]

Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Historic Commission, 1963
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