anthracite basin

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• Llewellyn Formation — Infobox Rockunit name = Llewellyn Formation type = Geological formation prilithology = Sandstone otherlithology = Shale, Conglomerate, Coal namedfor = Llewellyn, Pennsylvania namedby = G. Wood, 1964 region = Appalachian Basin of eastern North… …   Wikipedia