Hampshire Group

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Hampshire Formation
Stratigraphic range: Famennian [1]
Type Formation
Underlies Price Formation and Rockwell Formation
Overlies Foreknobs Formation and Greenland Gap Group
Location
Region Appalachia and Southeastern United States
Country United States
Extent Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia

The Hampshire Formation is a geologic formation in West Virginia, USA. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period.

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