S26.06.012

Name/Title

S26.06.012

Description

An exposed outcrop of the Conemaugh Group at the left abutment of the Tom Jenkins Dam on the Burr Oak Reservoir, Athens County, Ohio. This area has shale, siltstone, mudstone, sandstone, limestone and coal lithologies. Bedrock is from the Pennsylvanian Geologic Period. The photograph was taken by John H. Melvin in 1957. This slide image included in the USGS National Digital Catalog for NGGDPP Grant G15AP00115 in FY2015.

Context

Exposed rock outcrop; part of Tom Jenkins Dam on Burr Oak Reservoir. Athens County, Ohio.