S25.01.003

Name/Title

S25.01.003

Description

An outcrop of the Bedford Shale and Berea Sandstone on the northwest side of United States Highway 23 south of Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. There is an Ohio Shale outcropping in the field at the bottom right foreground of the photograph. Unit lithology in this area is shale, siltstone, and sandstone. Bedrock is from the Devonian Geologic Period. The photograph was taken by Michael C. Hansen in 1979. This slide image included in the USGS National Digital Catalog for NGGDPP Grant G15AP00115 in FY2015.

Context

Shale outcrop amongst grassy field. Northwest side of US 23 Highway in Chillicothe, Ohio.