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S26.03.032Description
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 "Big 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 Clark L. Sheerans probably in the early 1970s based on the Ohio Geological Survey's Jeep Cherokee in the foreground of this image.
This slide image included in the USGS National Digital Catalog for NGGDPP Grant G15AP00115 in FY2015.Context
Tall, sandstone gorge in the distance on sandy path. "Big Rock" in Jackson County, Ohio.