A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Bituminous shale from near Utica, New York |
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| Description | This shale is dark colored because it contains lots of organic matter. The principle mineral component is fine grained clay (too fine grained to be easily seen with the naked eye or with a microscope). This specimen is 9 cm across. |
| Location | USA ▹ New York. Near Utica. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-05-21. |
| Collection | Ward’s University Rock Collection #148. |
| Key words | shale, bituminous, New York |
| Tech details | 869 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera, 60mm Nikon AF micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 480 |
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