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S10.13.009Description
An active section at the quarry operation in Amherst Township, Lorain County, Ohio. The quarry operation mined dimension stone in Berea Sandstone. Bedrock is from the Devonian Geologic Period. The Amherst area quarries were operated by Cleveland Quarries Company. The image was made in 1977.
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Location given is a general point at the Cleveland Quarries operation complex in Amherst Township between Amherst and South Amherst in Lorain County, Ohio.
This slide image included in the USGS National Digital Catalog for NGGDPP Grant G15AP00115 in FY2015.Context
Aerial view of tall quarry blocks in quarry pit; workers in foreground. Quarry operation in Lorain County, Ohio.