S26.02.009

Name/Title

S26.02.009

Description

An outcrop of the Pottsville Group-Sharon sandstone/conglomerate at an abandoned pit operated by Standard Slag Company in Hambden Township, Geauga County, Ohio. The area of the quarry has shale, siltstone, sandstone and conglomerate lithologies. Bedrock is from the Pennsylvanian Geologic Period. The photograph was taken by Michael C. Hansen in 1977. REVIEW This slide image included in the USGS National Digital Catalog for NGGDPP Grant G15AP00115 in FY2015.

Context

Pond surrounded by sandstone rock. At abandoned pit owned by Standard Slag Company in Geauga County, Ohio.