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S26.03.019Description
An outcrop of the Pottsville Group-Sharon sandstone/conglomerate in Liberty Township, Jackson County, Ohio. Many scenic gorges, cliff exposures and outliers like this one known as "Beehive Rock" are common in Jackson County. This area has shale, siltstone, sandstone and conglomerate lithologies. Bedrock is from the Pennsylvanian Geologic Period. The photograph was taken by Wilber E. Stout in the 1940s.
Location is approximate to Beehive Rock location in Liberty Township, Jackson County, Ohio.
This slide image included in the USGS National Digital Catalog for NGGDPP Grant G15AP00115 in FY2015.Context
Black and white photo of a sandstone outcrop; another sandstone outcrop can be seen on the right in the foreground. Jackson County, Ohio.