Breathitt Formation

Breathitt Formation
Breathitt Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early to Middle Pennsylvanian
Type	Sedimentary
Location
Region	Kentucky (extending into northern Tennessee and southwestern West Virginia)
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Breathitt County, Kentucky
Named by	Marius R. Campbell (1898)

Last updated September 08, 2025

The Breathitt Formation is a geologic formation in Kentucky which preserves fossils dating back to the Pennsylvanian period.^[2]

References

↑ Campbell, M. R., 1898, Description of the Richmond quadrangle (Kentucky): U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Atlas, Folio 46, 4 p.
↑ Chesnut, D.R., Jr., 1992, Stratigraphic and structural framework of the Carboniferous rocks of the central Appalachian basin in Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey Bulletin, 11th series, no. 3, 42 p.

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[Campbell1898-1] Campbell, M. R., 1898, Description of the Richmond quadrangle (Kentucky): U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Atlas, Folio 46, 4 p.

[2] Chesnut, D.R., Jr., 1992, Stratigraphic and structural framework of the Carboniferous rocks of the central Appalachian basin in Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey Bulletin, 11th series, no. 3, 42 p.

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Breathitt Formation

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