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S25.05.016Description
An outcrop of the Black Hand Sandstone of the Cuyahoga Formation at the Pleasant Hill Reservoir Dam, Hanover Township, Ashland County, Ohio. This area has shale, siltstone, sandstone and conglomerate lithologies. Bedrock is from the Mississippian Geologic Period. The photograph was taken by John H. Melvin in 1951.
This slide image included in the USGS National Digital Catalog for NGGDPP Grant G15AP00115 in FY2015.Context
Sandstone outcrop seen down below on the right; river flowing in front of outcrop. Pleasant Hill Reservoir Dam in Ashland County, Ohio.