A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Arenaceous shale from Ravena, New York, USA |
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| Description | Arenaceous shales are shales that contain quartz besides the normal clay minerals. This shale is somewhat massive; typical shales are more fissile (they split into fine layers). This specimen is 8.5 cm across. |
| Location | USA ▹ New York ▹ Albany. Near Ravena. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-05-21. |
| Collection | Ward’s University Rock Collection #146. |
| Key words | shale, New York, arenaceous |
| Tech details | 832 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera, 60mm Nikon AF micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 478 |
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