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S26.07.002Description
An outcrop of the Benwood limestone of the Monongahela Group along Interstate 77 at mile marker 15 south of Macksburg, Aurelius Township, Washington 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 Michael C. Hansen in 1981.
This slide image included in the USGS National Digital Catalog for NGGDPP Grant G15AP00115 in FY2015.Context
Aerial view of sandstone outcrop along highway; four highway lanes can be seen in the foreground. South of Macksburg in Washington County, Ohio.