This geological survey of Lawrence County provides a detailed examination of the composition and structure of its rock formations, including the geographic distribution of mineral resources such as coal and oil. It also contains a report on the correlation of the coal measures of Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Excerpt from The Geology of Lawrence County: To Which Is Appended a Special Report on the Correlation of the Coal Measures of Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio Indexes to this volume have cost more time and labor than usual to prepare on account of the minuteness with which Mr. White has illustrated, both in his sections and descriptions, the series Of beds outcropping in his district. The First Index contains references to all names of per sons and places in both reports. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.