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Schematic diagram of the Helderberg Seaway showing possible connections to open ocean (modified from Smosna, 1988, his figure 3, p. 267; reprinted by permission of the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists).
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The Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership recog-nizes that both the Devonian Oriskany Sandstone and the Silurian Salina Group offer potential for subsurface carbon dioxide storage in northern West Virginia. The Silurian–Devonian Helderberg Group lies stratigraphically between these two units, and consequently, its potential as a geologi...
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... were possibly present on all four sides, but it is not clear if all of these led to open ocean. At least one major con- nection to open ocean must have existed during early deposition of the Helderberg, however, to allow for adequate influx of nutrients during deposition of this normal marine limestone (Smosna, 1988) (Figure 3). ...
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... resulted in thickening toward the basin cen- ter that was associated with extensive normal faulting throughout the entire basin. Although the eastern flank of the Rome Trough is well defined by dramatic breaks Schematic diagram of the Helderberg Seaway show- ing possible connections to open ocean (modified from Smosna , 1988, his figure 3, p. 267; reprinted by permission of the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists). ...
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