S23.05.019

Name/Title

S23.05.019

Description

An outcrop of the Ohio Shale at Copperas Mountain near Bainbridge in Ross County, Ohio. Unit lithology in this area is Ohio Shale overlain by Bedford Shale and Berea Sandstone. Bedrock is from the Devonian Geologic Period. This photograph was an entry in the 1982 Ohio Geology Slide Contest. This slide image included in the USGS National Digital Catalog for NGGDPP Grant G15AP00115 in FY2015.

Context

Forest view of shale outcrop. Copperas Mountain near Bainbridge, Ohio.