A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Hematitic limestone from near Ontario, Wayne County, New York |
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| Description | The Furnaceville Limestone is a hematite-bearing limestone that contains many fossils. The presence of fine grained hematite gives it the reddish tinge. In the 18th and early 19th century, this rock served as a source of iron ore. The specimen is 9.5 cm across. |
| Chronostratigraphy | Silurian |
| Lithostratigraphy | Furnaceville iron ore |
| Location | USA ▹ New York ▹ Wayne |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-04-05. |
| Collection | Ward’s Collection of Classic North American Rocks #67. |
| Key words | hematite limestone, hematite, limestone, New York, Furnaceville iron ore |
| Tech details | 1.04 MB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 302 |
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