S20.07.010

Name/Title

S20.07.010

Description

An outcrop of the Pottsville Group-Sharon sandstone/conglomerate at the Central Silica Company east of Glenford, Perry County, Ohio. The area of the quarry has shale, siltstone, sandstone and conglomerate lithologies. Bedrock is from the Pennsylvanian Geologic Period. The image was taken during a teachers workshop field trip in 1992. REVIEW This slide image included in the USGS National Digital Catalog for NGGDPP Grant G15AP00115 in FY2015.

Context

Bulldozer truck moving around in sandstone pit; moving past sandstone piles. Central Silica Company in Perry County, Ohio.