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S26.02.049Description
An outcrop showing crossbedding in the Pottsville Group-Sharon sandstone/conglomerate at the north pit of the quarry owned by Industrial Silica Corporation in Nelson Township, Portage 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 1978.
This slide image included in the USGS National Digital Catalog for NGGDPP Grant G15AP00115 in FY2015.Context
Up-close view of layered sandstone outcrop. North pit of quarry owned by Industrial Silica Corporation in Portage County, Ohio.