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S26.03.055Description
An outcrop of the Lower and Upper Mercer limestone of the Pottsville Group along the east side of Interstate 77 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. This area has shale, siltstone, sandstone, conglomerate, limestone, coal, clay and flint lithologies. Bedrock is from the Pennsylvanian Geologic Period. The photograph was taken by Michael C. Hansen in 1974. The location given is approximate based on comparison of where the Lower and Upper Mercer limestone intersect Interstate 77.
This slide image included in the USGS National Digital Catalog for NGGDPP Grant G15AP00115 in FY2015.Context
Layered and sloped limestone outcrop along the highway. Along east side of Interstate 77 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.