S07.06.057

Name/Title

S07.06.057

Description

An entrance to Crystal Cave on South Bass Island, Ottawa County, Ohio. Crystal Cave is an extremely large celestite geode in the Bass Islands Dolomite. This area has a unit lithology of dolomite, anhydrite, gypsum, salt and shale. Bedrock is from the Silurian Geologic Period. The image was taken in 1981. This slide image included in the USGS National Digital Catalog for NGGDPP Grant G15AP00115 in FY2015.

Context

Entrance to cave with crystals embellishing it. Crystal Cave on South Bass Island.