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A series of columnar sections constructed from surface observations and the records of eleven oil wells situated between Bradford in McKean County and Ridgway in Elk County showing the relation of the lower caboniferous coal beds to the Bradford oil producing sand and the thickening of the sub conglomerate rocks

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A series of columnar sections constructed from surface observations and the records of eleven oil wells situated between Bradford in McKean County and Ridgway in Elk County showing the relation of the lower caboniferous coal beds to the Bradford oil producing sand and the thickening of the sub conglomerate rocks

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A series of columnar sections constructed from surface observations and the records of eleven oil wells situated between Bradford in McKean County and Ridgway in Elk County showing the relation of the lower caboniferous coal beds to the Bradford oil producing sand and the thickening of the sub conglomerate rocks
Additional title: Relation of the lower carboniferous coal beds to the Bradford oil producing sand and the thickening of the sub conglomerate rocks
Names
Pennsylvania. Board of Commissioners for the Second Geological Survey (Publisher)
Lesley, J. P. (J. Peter), 1819-1903 (Creator)
Ashburner, Charles A. (Charles Albert), 1854-1889 (Creator)
Sheafer, A. W. (Arthur Whitcomb), 1856-1943 (Creator)
Hart, Lane S. (Printer)
Bien, Julius, 1826-1909 (Lithographer)
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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1879
Place: Harrisburg, Pa.
Publisher: Board of Commissioners for the Second Geological Survey
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5130
Topics
Stratigraphic correlation -- Pennsylvania -- McKean County
Stratigraphic correlation -- Pennsylvania -- Elk County
Oil wells -- Pennsylvania -- McKean County
Oil wells -- Pennsylvania -- Elk County
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Geological cross-sections
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Notes
Statement of responsibility: J.P. Lesley, state geologist, Chas. A. Ashburner, asst. geologist, A.W. Sheafer, aid.
Content: Relief shown by spot heights.
Content: At head of title: Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania, report of progress R. 1879.
Content: "Caboniferous" in title should be "carboniferous."
Content: "Vertical scale of sections, 100 feet to 1 inch. Note: The horizontal scale between the centers of the sections is 1 1/2 miles to 1 inch."
Content: In upper right margin: Report R, plate no. XI.
Content: Includes notes, table of "Geographical position of oil wells," and "Skeleton map showing the location of the oil wells."
Citation/reference: From The geology of McKean County and its connection with that of Cameron, Elk and Forest counties / by Chas. A. Ashburner. (Report of progress / Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania ; R)
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 12 sections on 1 sheet : color ; sheet 77 x 80 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 967348751
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20646168
Folder number: US198.3.05
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b0025ac0-c0ac-0134-d91f-00505686a51c
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A series of columnar sections constructed from surface observations and the records of eleven oil wells situated between Bradford in McKean County and Ridgway in Elk County showing the relation of the lower caboniferous coal beds to the Bradford oil producing sand and the thickening of the sub conglomerate rocks" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1879. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f6615470-292c-0135-94ea-4b4d2ef64915

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A series of columnar sections constructed from surface observations and the records of eleven oil wells situated between Bradford in McKean County and Ridgway in Elk County showing the relation of the lower caboniferous coal beds to the Bradford oil producing sand and the thickening of the sub conglomerate rocks" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f6615470-292c-0135-94ea-4b4d2ef64915

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1879). A series of columnar sections constructed from surface observations and the records of eleven oil wells situated between Bradford in McKean County and Ridgway in Elk County showing the relation of the lower caboniferous coal beds to the Bradford oil producing sand and the thickening of the sub conglomerate rocks Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f6615470-292c-0135-94ea-4b4d2ef64915

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A series of columnar sections constructed from surface observations and the records of eleven oil wells situated between Bradford in McKean County and Ridgway in Elk County showing the relation of the lower caboniferous coal beds to the Bradford oil producing sand and the thickening of the sub conglomerate rocks