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Cave formations at Ohio Caverns near West Liberty in Champaign County, Ohio. The image shows stalactites and stalagmites within the cave formed from Columbus Limestone of the Devonian Geologic Period. The slide image was created in 1952 by Philip M. Smith for the Ohio Cave Survey Project. The Ohio Cave Survey Project was formalized in 1952. The Central Ohio Grotto of the National Speleological Society in cooperation with the Ohio Geological Survey established a comprehensive survey of Ohio caves and caverns.
Information for this slide comes from Philip M. Smith's presentation notes for Exploring Ohio's Caves: An illustrated discussion of Ohio's underground caverns prepared for the information program of the Ohio Division of Geological Survey. The notes are in Box 1154, Folder 3 of the Geology Subject Files compiled by Pauline Smyth. This is slide 46 in the notes: A stalactite that has dropped from the cavern roof in Ohio Caverns has become welded to a stalagmite through further deposition. The formation is called the cactus plant on the guided tour.
For more information about the project, see the following article resources:
The Ohio Cave Survey by Philip M. Smith (Ohio Journal of Science, vol. 53, no. 6, Nov. 1953, pages 325-236).
Let’s Save Ohio’s Caves. Smith, Philip M. Ohio Conservation Bulletin, v. 17, no. 4 (1953). Pages 6-7, 31 (4 figs.).
This slide image included in the USGS National Digital Catalog for NGGDPP Grant G15AP00115 in FY2015.Context
Sideways picture of white, triangle shaped rock formations inside of a cave. Ohio Caverns near West Liberty, Ohio.