Name/Title
S26.04.049Description
A type locality at an outcrop of the Salem limestone of the Allegheny Group in Salem Township, Columbiana County, Ohio. Bedrock is from the Pennsylvanian Geologic Period. This area has shale, siltstone, sandstone, conglomerate, limestone, coal, clay and flint lithologies. The photograph was taken by Myron T. Sturgeon in March 1944.
The location given is approximate based on comparison with information from Measured Stratigraphic Section File Number 1717 and Limestones of Eastern Ohio by Raymond E. Lamborn (Ohio Geological Survey, Bulletin 49, 1951).
This slide image included in the USGS National Digital Catalog for NGGDPP Grant G15AP00115 in FY2015.Context
Limestone rock hill in the woods, covered by autumn leaves and sticks. Columbiana County, Ohio.