A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Banded sandstone, Mansfield, Ohio |
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| Description | This sandstone from north-central Ohio, USA, has layers that range from white to deep red-brown becuase of variable amounts of hematite (Fe2O3) cement between individual quartz grains. This sample is about 10 cm across. |
| Location | USA ▹ Ohio. Near Mansfield. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-05-21. |
| Collection | Ward’s University Rock Collection #163. |
| Key words | sandstone, hematite, Ohio |
| Tech details | 815 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera, 60mm Nikon AF micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 496 |
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