S16.02.020

Name/Title

S16.02.020

Description

An outcrop of Bedford Shale at the Galena Shale, Tile and Brick Company claypit near Galena, Delaware County, Ohio. Unit lithology in this area is shale, siltstone, and sandstone. Bedrock is from the Devonian Geologic Period. The image was probably taken in the 1970s. REVIEW This slide image included in the USGS National Digital Catalog for NGGDPP Grant G15AP00115 in FY2015.

Context

Shale outcrop inside of rock quarry; railroad tracks seen down below outcrop. Galena Shale, Tile, and Brick Company claypit near Galena, Ohio.