Geologic image in the Kentucky Geological Survey data repository.Image Name: New Albany Shale, Taylor County Image Date: 3/9/2007 Category: photo_outcrop Source: Carey, Dan Format: JPG Size (MB): 2.1 Pixel Dimensions: 2816 x 2112 Description: The New Albany Shale (also called the Chattanooga and Ohio Shale), like this in Taylor County, is the most prominent shale in Kentucky. It is brownish-black, silty, pyritic, bituminous, and carbonaceous. It contains enough organic matter to burn. Photo by Dan Carey, Kentucky Geological Survey.