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S26.04.112Description
An outcrop of the Allegheny Group in the highwall at a strip mine near Athens, Athens 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 Pauline Smyth in 1957.
The location given is based on best available information.
This slide image included in the USGS National Digital Catalog for NGGDPP Grant G15AP00115 in FY2015.Context
Highwall limestone outcrop with people below. Located at a strip mine near Athens in Athens County, Ohio.