A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Berea Sandstone, Cuyahoga County, Ohio |
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| Description | This fine grained sandstone is sample #45 from the Ward’s Collection of Classic North American Rocks. Quartz is the dominant mineral. Chert, feldspar, zircon, tourmaline, muscovite, pyrite, and hematite are also present but generally cannot be seen without a microscope. The sample is 10.5 cm across. |
| Chronostratigraphy | Mississippian |
| Lithostratigraphy | Berea Sandstone (Berea Grit) |
| Location | USA ▹ Ohio ▹ Cuyahoga. Near Berea. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-03-22. |
| Collection | Ward’s Collection of Classic North American Rocks #45. |
| Key words | sandstone, gray sandstone, ohio |
| Tech details | 1.08 MB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 236 |
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