A Concretion at Copperas Mountain, Ross County, Ohio, 1955

Dates

Dataset Reference Date

2016-02-10

Info Date

1955-04-02

Summary

Ohio Geological Survey employee Pauline Smyth standing next to a concretion in the Ohio Shale at Copperas Mountain near Bainbridge in Ross County, Ohio. Unit lithology in this area is Ohio Shale overlain by Bedford Shale and Berea Sandstone. Bedrock is from the Devonian Geologic Period. The photograph was taken on April 2, 1955.

Summary

Ohio Geological Survey employee Pauline Smyth standing next to a concretion in the Ohio Shale at Copperas Mountain near Bainbridge in Ross County, Ohio. Unit lithology in this area is Ohio Shale overlain by Bedford Shale and Berea Sandstone. Bedrock is from the Devonian Geologic Period. The photograph was taken on April 2, 1955.

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Web Link	Copperas Mountain
Web Link	2015
Web Link	Division of Geological Survey Bulletin 69
Web Link	E.H.
Web Link	p. 84�86
Web Link	Ross County in chap. 5 (Selected mineralogical field trips) of Carlson
Web Link	Carlson
Web Link	E.H.
Web Link	Minerals of Ohio: Ohio Department of Natural Resources

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For more information, please contact Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey, Address: 2045 Morse Rd., Columbus, OH 43229. Phone: 614-265-6576, E-mail: geo.survey@dnr.state.oh.us, Web: www.ohiogeology.com.

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• Concretions
• Devonian Geologic Period
• Groups (Stratigraphy)
• Melanterite
• Outcrops (Geology)--Ohio
• Sandstone
• Shale
• Siltstone
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Collection of Photographic Slides and Historic Photos from Ohio

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Ohio_NGGDPP_metadatafields_final.csv

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• S23.05.028.tif

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Type	Scheme	Key
title	Parent-57f2863ae4b0bc0bebfff9b8	A Concretion at Copperas Mountain, Ross County, Ohio, 1955

NGGDPP Item Extension

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