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A roadcut showing contact of the Bedford Shale with the Berea Sandstone on the west side of Interstate 77 south of mile marker 155 at Independence, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Bedrock is from the Devonian Geologic Period. The photograph was taken by Michael C. Hansen in 1981.
An outcrop of the Bedford Shale and the Berea Sandstone on the east side of United States Highway 23 north of Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. Unit lithology in this area is shale, siltstone, and sandstone. Bedrock is from the Devonian Geologic Period. The photograph was taken by Michael C. Hansen in 1979.
An outcrop of Black Hand Sandstone Member of the Cuyahoga Formation at the Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve, Licking County, Ohio. The Black Hand Sandstone is characterized by thick to massive beds of cross-bedded sandstone that form prominent cliffs. The Black Hand Sandstone bedrock unit was named for the large, dark, hand-shaped American Indian petroglyph carved into the cliff wall at the location of this nature preserve. The petroglyph was destroyed in 1828 during the construction of the towpath for the Ohio and Erie Canal. Bedrock in this area is from the Mississippian Geologic Period. This photograph was an entry in the 1983 Ohio Geology Slide Contest.
An outcrop of the Pottsville Group-Sharon sandstone/conglomerate along the north side of State Route 124 in the northeast 1/4 of Section 10, Scioto Township, Jackson County, Ohio. This area has shale, siltstone, sandstone and conglomerate lithologies. Bedrock is from the Pennsylvanian Geologic Period. The photograph was taken by Michael C. Hansen in 1982.
A cliff and boulders of the Pottsville Group-Sharon sandstone/conglomerate at Canter's Cave 4-H Camp, Jackson County, Ohio. Bedrock is from the Pennsylvanian Geologic Period.This area has shale, siltstone, sandstone and conglomerate lithologies. The photograph was taken by E. Mac Swinford circa 2002.
Outcrop of the Upper Mercer limestone of the Pottsville Group in Tuscarawas Township, Stark County, Ohio. This area has shale, siltstone, sandstone, conglomerate, limestone and coal lithologies. Bedrock is from the Pennsylvanian Geologic Period. Russell A. Brant is noted with the image information.This may be a photograph of work done by Richard M. DeLong for Measured Stratigraphic Section File Number 15129 in 1961.
An outcrop of the Pottsville Group-Sharon sandstone/conglomerate in Liberty Township, Jackson County, Ohio. Many scenic gorges, cliff exposures and outliers like this one known as
An outcrop with disconformity in the Mahoning sandstone of the Conemaugh Group along Ohio State Route 13 south of Millfield, 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 Michael C. Hansen in 1972. Location given is approximate based on best availble information.
An outcrop of the Brush Creek limestone of the Conemaugh Group behind the site of the former Perkins Pancake House north of Athens, 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 Michael C. Hansen in 1974.
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.
Geologist George W. White taking samples on an outcrop of the Dunkard Group limestone at Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio.This area has shale, siltstone, mudstone, sandstone, limestone and coal lithologies. Bedrock is from the Late Pennsylvanian, Early Permian Geologic Period. The photograph was taken by Myron T. Sturgeon in June 1944. Location approximate to Brown County, Ohio.
An outcrop with honeycomb weathering and crossbedding in the Hockingport sandstone of the Dunkard Group along Ohio State Route 124, 1 mile northeast of Hockingport, Athens County, Ohio. This area has shale, siltstone, mudstone, sandstone, limestone and coal lithologies. Bedrock is from the Late Pennsylvanian, Early Permian Geologic Period. The photograph was taken by Michael C. Hansen in 1988. A NewsCenter article written by Todd Baucher and posted on November 16, 2009, describes the rerouting of Ohio State Route 124, which had previously followed the state line along the Ohio River. In 2009, the new Ohio State Route 124 opened routed along Athens County Road 62 (Youba Ridge Rd.) from Hockingport to a new eastern...
An outcrop of the Waynesburg sandstone of the Dunkard Group along the Ohio River north of Reedsville, Meigs County, Ohio. This area has shale, siltstone, mudstone, sandstone, limestone and coal lithologies. Bedrock is from the Late Pennsylvanian, Early Permian Geologic Period. The photograph was taken in 1970.
An outcrop of the Poverty Run-Lowelville limestone of the Pottsville Group at the Beach City Dam on Sugar Creek in Franklin Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. This area has shale, siltstone, sandstone, conglomerate, limestone and coal lithologies. Bedrock is from the Pennsylvanian Geologic Period. The photograph was taken by Michael C. Hansen in 1981.
An outcrop of the Benwood limestone of the Monongahela Group at an Ohio Power Company pit in Morgan 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 Clark L. Scheerens during the Great Lakes Section Society for Sedimentary Geology's Annual Field Trip in September 1979.
Rock House is the only true cavern at Hocking Hills State Park, Hocking County, Ohio. The outcrop of Black Hand Sandstone rises 150 feet from the valley floor overlooking Laurel Run. Halfway up the face of the cliff is a row of five to seven
An outcrop of the Black Hand Sandstone of the Cuyahoga Formation that forms Old Man's Cave at Hocking Hills State Park, Hocking County, Ohio. Old Man's Cave is a large rock shelter in the northwest valley wall of Old Man's Creek. It is formed in the weakly cemented crossbedded middle zone of the Black Hand Sandstone. The rock shelter cave is about 200 feet long, 50 feet high, and 75 feet deep. The resistant uppermost zone of the Black Hand sandstone forms the roof of the cave. Bedrock is from the Mississippian Geologic Period. The photograph was taken by Michael C. Hansen in January 1978.
Columnar joints in the Black Hand Sandstone of the Cuyahoga Formation that forms Old Man's Cave at Hocking Hills State Park, Hocking County, Ohio. Old Man's Cave is a large rock shelter in the northwest valley wall of Old Man's Creek. It is formed in the weakly cemented crossbedded middle zone of the Black Hand Sandstone. The rock shelter cave is about 200 feet long, 50 feet high, and 75 feet deep. The resistant uppermost zone of the Black Hand sandstone forms the roof of the cave. Bedrock is from the Mississippian Geologic Period.
The Lower Falls at Hocking Hills State Park, Hocking County, Ohio. Downstream from Old Man's Cave, Old Man's Creek encounters the resistant lowermost zone of the Black Hand Sandstone and cascades into a broad plunge pool as a scenic waterfall known as the Lower Falls. A large rock shelter is developed behind the waterfall. At the base of the rock shelter the contact between the Fairfield Shale and the Black Hand Sandstone Members of the Cuyahoga Formation can be seen. Bedrock is from the Mississippian Geologic Period. This photograph was an entry in the 1983 Ohio Geology Slide Contest.
An outcrop of Black Hand Sandstone of the Cuyahoga Formation at Crane Hollow State Nature Preserve. Jane Ann and William Ellis organized Crane Hollow, Inc., in 1980 as a private, non-profit corporation that owns and administers the Crane Hollow Nature Preserve. The preserve encompasses more than 1,940 acres in Hocking County, Ohio. Access is by permit only to the 1,286 acres dedicated as a state nature preserve with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Natural Areas and Preserves. Crane Hollow State Nature Preserve is part of the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau, with elevations from 780 feet to 1,140 feet. Bedrock is from the Mississippian Geologic Period.
map background search result map search result map Bedford Shale Contact with Berea Sandstone, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1981 Outcrop of the Bedford Shale and Berea Sandstone, Ross County, Ohio, 1979 Black Hand Sandstone, Licking County, Ohio 1983 Sharon Sandstone/Conglomerate, Jackson County, Ohio, 1982 Canter's Cave 4-H Camp, Jackson County, Ohio, 2000-2005 Mercer Limestone, Stark County, Ohio, 1960s Beach City Dam, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, 1981 Big Rock, Jackson County, Ohio, 1970s Disconformity in Mahoning Sandstone, Milfield, Athens County, Ohio, 1972 Brush Creek Limestone, Athens, Athens County, 1974 Ames Limestone Horizon Near Athens, Athens County, Ohio, 1974 Benwood Limestone, Morgan County, Ohio, 1979 Dunkard Group Limestone at Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio, 1944 Hockingport Sandstone at Hockingport, Athens County, Ohio, 1988 Waynesburg Sandstone at Reedsville, Meigs County, Ohio, 1970 Rock House at Hocking Hills State Park, Hocking County, Ohio, 1945 Old Man'sCave at Hocking Hills State Park, Hocking County, Ohio, 1978 Old Man's Cave at Hocking Hills State Park, Hocking County, Ohio The Lower Falls at Hocking Hills State Park, Hocking County, Ohio, 1983 Crane Hollow State Nature Perserve, Hocking County, Ohio