S23.05.073

Name/Title

S23.05.073

Description

Shale pinnacles on 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. The photograph was taken by Pauline Smyth on April 2, 1955. This slide image included in the USGS National Digital Catalog for NGGDPP Grant G15AP00115 in FY2015.

Context

Tall shale pinnacles with trees at the top. Copperas Mountain near Bainbridge,Ohio.