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Virginia Aquifer Codes (Sorted by Geologic Fm.)

Virginia Aquifer Codes (Sorted by Aquifer Code)


Coastal Plain Aquifers

Wells located in the Virginia Coastal Plain use the following aquifer codes for the respective RASA model layers.

 

Aquifer Code

RASA
Model Layer

RASA
Hydrogeologic Unit

110QRNR

 10

COLUMBIA AQUIFER

121CSPKU

9

YORKTOWN-EASTOVER AQUIFER

121CSPKL

8

ST. MARYS-CHOPTANK AQUIFER

124EOCN

7

CHICKAHOMINY-PINEY POINT AQUIFER

125PLCN

6

AQUIA AQUIFER

125BRGS

 B5

BRIGHTSEAT AQUIFER

211CRCSU

3

UPPER POTOMAC AQUIFER

217PPSC

2

MIDDLE POTOMAC AQUIFER

217PTXN

1

LOWER POTOMAC AQUIFER

 

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Virginia Aquifer Codes (By Geologic Fm.)

Aquifer Code

Geologic Formation

300AGBK

ALLIGATOR BACK FORMATION, FINELY LAMINATED GNEISS(MAIN PART)

300AGBKS

ALLIGATOR BACK FORMATION, MICA SCHIST

300AGRKA

ALLIGATOR BACK FORMATION,AMPHIBOLITE AND GREENSTONE

400ALUM

ALUM PHILLITE

000AARF

AMPHIBOLITE AND AMPHIBOLITE RICH FOLIATS

125AQUI

AQUIA FORMATION

300ARCH

ARCH MARBLE

361ARVN

ARVONIA FORMATION

400ASHEA

ASHE FORMATION, AMPHIBOLITE

400ASHE

ASHE FORMATION, THINLY LAYERED GNEISS(MAIN PART)

112BCCL

BACONS CASTLE FORMATION

231BLBF

BALLS BLUFF FORMATION

400BVCK

BEAVERDAM CREEK AUGEN GNEISS

347BCRF

BECRAFT LIMESTONE

367BKCP

BEEKMANTOWN AND CHEPULTEPEC FORMATIONS

367BKMN

BEEKMANTOWN GROUP

367BLFN

BELLEFONTE FORMATION

364BNHR

BEN HUR LIMESTONE

364BNBL

BENBOLT LIMESTONE

300BGVL

BIG VALLEY FORMATION

364BCKF

BLACKFORD FORMATION

352BMBG

BLOOMSBURG FORMATION

331BLFD

BLUEFIELD FORMATION

331BFGB

BLUEFIELD FORMATION AND GREENBRIER LIMESTONE

331BLPR

BLUESTONE AND PRINSTON FORMATIONS

331BLSN

BLUESTONE FORMATION

364BOWN

BOWEN LIMESTONE

341BRLR

BRALLIER FORMATION

125BRGS

BRIGHTSEAT FORMATION

231BLRN

BULL RUN FORMATION

122CLVR

CALVERT FORMATION

370CMBR

CAMBRIAN SYSTEM

374CMBRM

CAMBRIAN, MIDDLE

371CMBRU

CAMBRIAN, UPPER

300CDLR

CANDLER FORMATION

400CRVL

CARSONVILLE GRANITE

400CTCN

CATOCTIN FORMATION

400CTRN

CATTRON GNEISS

352CYUG

CAYUGA GROUP

230CDRF

CEDAR FOREST FORMATION

100CNZC

CENOZOIC ERATHEM

400CLVL

CHARLOTTESVILLE FORMATION

341CMNG

CHEMUNG FORMATION

367CPPC

CHEPULTEPEC DOLOMITE

122CSPK

CHESAPEAKE GROUP

124CCKM

CHICKAHOMINY FORMATION

377CHLH

CHILHOWEE GROUP

300CPMC

CHOPAWAMSIC FORMATION

122CPNK

CHOPTANK FORMATION

354CLNC

CLINCH SANDSTONE

354CLTC

CLINTON AND TUSCARORA FORMATIONS

354CLNN

CLINTON FORMATION

370CNSG

COANSAUGA GROUP

300CCKV

COCKEYSVILLE MARBLE

347CMNS

COEYMANS LIMESTONE

364CLRS

COLLIERSTOWN LIMESTONE

000CLMB

COLUMBIA GRANITE

112CLMB

COLUMBIA GROUP

400CMRS

COMERS GRANITE GNEISS

371CNSG

CONASAUGA GROUP

371CCCG

CONOCOCHEAGUE FORMATION

371CPRG

COPPER RIDGE DOLOMITE

330CVCK

COVE CREEK LIMESTONE

210CRCS

CRETACEOUS SYSTEM

340DVNN

DEVONIAN SYSTEM

347DVNNL

DEVONIAN, LOWER

344DVNNM

DEVONIAN, MIDDLE

341DVNNU

DEVONIAN, UPPER

347DVSL

DEVONIAN-SILURIAN SYSTEMS

111DMMP

DISMAL SWAMP PEAT

364DOT

DOT LIMESTONE

230DRFK

DRY FORK FORMATION

364EDBG

EDINBURG FORMATION

364EFFN

EFFNA LIMESTONE

364EGLS

EGGLESTON FORMATION

371ELBK

ELBROOK FORMATION

364ELWY

ELWAY LIMESTONE

124EOCN

EOCENE SERIES

124ECPC

EOCENE-PALEOCENE SERIES

377ERWN

ERWIN FORMATION

000EVRN

EVERONA LIMESTONE

300EVNG

EVINGTON GROUP

331FIDO

FIDO SANDSTONE

364FVOK

FIVE OAK LIMESTONE

377FDCK

FREDERICK LIMESTONE

341GENS

GENESEE FORMATION

324GLDV

GLADEVILLE SANDSTONE

324GDVN

GLADEVILLE SANDSTONE AND NORTON FORMATION

330GRGR

GRAINGER FORMATION

000GRNT

GRANITE

000GHBG

GRANITE AND HORNBLEND GNEISS

000GRGS

GRANITE GNEISS

400GRGS

GRANITE GNEISS

364GRTN

GRATTON LIMESTONE

400GRSN

GRAYSON GRANODIORITE GNEISS

112GBDG

GREAT BRIDGE FORMATION

331GRBR

GREENBRIER LIMESTONE

000GVCC

GREENSTONE VOLCANICS

344HMLN

HAMILTON FORMATION

341HMPR

HAMPSHIRE FORMATION

377HMPN

HAMPTON SHALE OR FORMATION

352HCCK

HANCOCK DOLOMITE

364HDCK

HARDY CREEK LIMESTONE

324HRLN

HARLAN GROUP

347HDBG

HELDERBERG GROUP

331HNTN

HINTON FORMATION

111HLCN

HOLOCENE SERIES

374HNKR

HONAKER DOLOMITE

000HGGT

HORNBLEND GABBRO AND GNEISS TALC

340HRVL

HUNTERVILLE CHERT

364HCBG

HURRICANE BRIDGE LIMESTONE

230IGNS

IGNEOUS ROCKS

000IRSV

INTRUSIVE ROCKS

300JSHU

JOSHUA SCHIST

361JUNT

JUNIATA FORMATION

220JRSC

JURASSIC SYSTEM

112KPVL

KEMPSVILLE FORMATION

347KYSR

KEYSER LIMESTONE

367KNOX

KNOX DOLOMITE

230LKVL

LEAKSVILLE FORMATION

400LTRD

LEATHERWOOD GRANITE

327LEE

LEE FORMATION

347LKCK

LICKING CREEK LIMESTONE

000LMMB

LIMESTONE AND MARBLE

364LCLR

LINCOLNSHIRE FORMATION

400LLRV

LITTLE RIVER GNEISS OF DIETRICH, OF ELK PARK PLUTONIC GROUP

331LLVL

LITTLE VALLEY LIMESTONE

112LDBG

LONDONBRIDGE FORMATION

377LUDN

LOUDOUN FORMATION

400LVGS

LOVINGSTON FORMATION

377CMBRL

LOWER CAMBRIAN SERIES

122CSPKL

LOWER CHESAPEAKE GROUP

217CRCSL

LOWER CRETACEOUS SERIES

327PSLVL

LOWER PENNSYLVANIAN SERIES

364LRCH

LURICH FORMATION

400LCBG

LYNCHBURG FORMATION

330MCCP

MACCRADY AND PRICE FORMATION

330MCCD

MACCRADY SHALE

231MNSS

MANASSAS FORMATION

344MRCL

MARCELLUS SHALE

124MRLB

MARLBORO CLAY

400MRHL

MARSHALL FORMATION

364MRCK

MARTIN CREEK LIMESTONE

361MRBG

MARTINSBURG SHALE

374MRVL

MARYVILLE LIMESTONE

367MKLV

MASCOT,KINGSPORT AND LONGVIEW FORMATIONS

354MSNN

MASSANUTTEN SANDSTONE

125MTPN

MATTAPONI FORMATION

371MDVL

MAYNARDVILLE FORMATION

364MCGL

MC GLONE FORMATION

354MCKZ

MC KENZIE FORMATION

400MMRV

MECHUMS RIVER FORMATION

400MLRS

MELROSE GRANITE

200MSZC

MESOZOIC ERATHEM

000MMPS

METAMORPHOSED SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

000MPVS

METAMORPHOSED VOLCANIC AND SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

324PSLVM

MIDDLE PENNSYLVANIAN SERIES

344DVNML

MIDDLE-LOWER DEVONIAN SERIES

341MLBR

MILLBORO SHALE

122MOCN

MIOCENE SERIES

330MSSP

MISSISSIPPIAN SYSTEM

337MSSPL

MISSISSIPPIAN, LOWER

331MSSPU

MISSISSIPPIAN, UPPER

337MPDV

MISSISSIPPIAN-DEVONIAN SYSTEM

364MCSN

MOCCASIN FORMATION

400MONT

MONETA GNEISS

112MORG

MOORINGS UNIT

300MNAS

MOUNT ATHOS FORMATION

400MRGR

MOUNT ROGERS VOLCANIC GROUP

124NNJM

NANJEMOY FORMATION

344NDMR

NEEDMORE SHALE

364NMRK

NEW MARKET LIMESTONE

347NSCD

NEW SCOTLAND LIMESTONE

231NWRK

NEWARK GROUP

330NWMN

NEWMAN LIMESTONE

367NTTN

NITTANY FORMATION

371NCCK

NOLICHUCKY SHALE

112NFLK

NORFOLK FORMATION

324NRTN

NORTON FORMATION

400ODRG

OLD RAG FORMATION

123OLGC

OLIGOCENE SERIES

371CCCGC

ONOCOCHEAGUE GROUP

344ONDG

ONONDAGA LIMESTONE

364ORND

ORANDA FORMATION

360ODVC

ORDOVICIAN SYSTEM

367ODVCL

ORDOVICIAN, LOWER

364ODVCM

ORDOVICIAN, MIDDLE

361ODVCU

ORDOVICIAN, UPPER

367OVCB

ORDOVICIAN-CAMBRIAN SYSTEMS

361OSWG

OSWEGO SANDSTONE

231ORDL

OTTERDALE SANDSTONE

125PLCN

PALEOCENE SERIES

300PLZC

PALEOZOIC ERATHEM

300PZPB

PALEOZOIC-PRECAMBRIAN ERATHEMS

124PMNK

PAMUNKEY GROUP

217PPSC

PATAPSCO FORMATION

217PTXN

PATUXENT FORMATION

400PDLR

PEDLAR FORMATION

211PEED

PEEDEE FORMATION

300PLIR

PELIER SCHIST

331PNNG

PENNINGTON GROUP

320PSLV

PENNSYLVANIAN SYSTEM

310PRMN

PERMIAN SYSTEM

324PRBG

PETERSBURG FORMATION

300PRBG

PETERSBURG GRANITE

112PLSC

PLEISTOCENE SERIES

121PLCN

PLIOCENE SERIES

121PCMC

PLIOCENE-MIOCENE SERIES

337POCN

POCONO FORMATION

364POTT

POTEET FORMATION

217PTMC

POTOMAC GROUP

400PCMB

PRECAMBRIAN ERATHEM

330PRIC

PRICE FORMATION

331PRNS

PRINSTON FORMATION

374PPKV

PUMPKIN VALLEY SHALE

361QNTC

QUANTICO SLATE

000QRZD

QUARTZ DIORITE

110QRNR

QUATERNARY SYSTEM

400RDOK

REDOAK GRANITE

347RDGL

RIDGLEY SANDSTONE

364RBCP

ROB CAMP LIMESTONE

400RBRV

ROBERTSON RIVER FORMATION

364RCKD

ROCKDELL LIMESTONE

400RCKF

ROCKFISH CONGLOMERATE

374RGVL

ROGERSVILLE SHALE

377ROME

ROME FORMATION

400RSLD

ROSELAND ANORTHOSITE

374RLDG

RUTLEDGE LIMESTONE

364RYCV

RYE COVE FORMATION

400SDDL

SADDLE GNEISS

000SAND

SAND (UNKNOWN AGE)

112SDBG

SANDBRIDGE FORMATION

111SDMN

SEDIMENTS,UNDIFFERENTIATED

112SDLY

SEDLEY FORMATION

361SQTC

SEQUATCHIE FORMATION

377SHDY

SHADY FORMATION

400SLTN

SHELTON GRANITE GNEISS

400SHOL

SHOAL GNEISS

350SLRN

SILURIAN SYSTEM

357SLRNL

SILURIAN, LOWER

354SLRNM

SILURIAN, MIDDLE

351SLRNU

SILURIAN, UPPER

350SOVC

SILURIAN-ORDOVICIAN SYSTEMS

300SPCK

SLIPPERY CREEK GREENSTONE

122SMRS

ST MARYS FORMATION

300SNGP

STONEY GAP SANDSTONE MEMBER OF HINTON FORMATION

400SPRK

STRIPED ROCK GRANITE

400SFRN

SWIFT RUN FORMATION

120TRTR

TERTIARY SYSTEM

351TNLY

TONOLOWAY LIMESTONE

364TRNN

TRENTON LIMESTONE

230TRSC

TRIASSIC SYSTEM

357TCRR

TUSCARORA SANDSTONE

300UFRK

ULTRAMAFIC ROCK, CLORITE-TREMOLITE, MAGNETITE SCHIST

377UNCO

UNICOI FORMATION

371CBBRU

UPPER CAMBRIAN SERIES

121CSPKU

UPPER CHESAPEAKE GROUP

211CRAQU

UPPER CRETACEOUS AQUIFER SYSTEM

211CRCSU

UPPER CRETACEOUS SERIES

231TRSCU

UPPER TRIASSIC SERIES

361ODVUM

UPPER-MIDDLE ORDOVICIAN SERIES

231VINT

VINTA FORMATION

400VRGL

VIRGILINA GROUP

400VGBG

VIRGINIA BLUERIDGE COMPLEX

364WRDL

WARDELL LIMESTONE

377WVRN

WEVERTON FORMATION

364WLCK

WHISTLECREEK LIMESTONE

400WLLS

WILLIS PHYLLITE

351WLCK

WILLS CREEK FORMATION

112WDSR

WINDSOR FORMATION

324WISE

WISE FORMATION

300WSCK

WISSAHICKON SCHIST

364WTTN

WITTEN LIMESTONE

364WDWY

WOODWAY LIMESTONE

122YRKN

YORKTOWN FORMATION

 


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Compiled by D.L. Nelms (10-31-86)
Revised by D.L. Nelms (03-30-00)

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