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S26.06.047Description
An outcrop showing an Ames limestone horizon. This outcrop of the Conemaugh Group is north of Athens, Athens County, Ohio, on the United States Route 33 Bypass at Ohio State Route 550 (formerly the United States Route 50 Alternate). This area has shale, siltstone, mudstone, sandstone, limestone and coal lithologies. Bedrock is from the Pennsylvanian Geologic Period. The image was taken by Michael C. Hansen in 1974.
This slide image included in the USGS National Digital Catalog for NGGDPP Grant G15AP00115 in FY2015.Context
Limestone outcrop viewed from highway, with highway sign down below. US State Route 550 in Athens County, Ohio.