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The Grenville mountains eroded, filling in rift basins and Ohio was flooded and periodically exposed as dry land throughout the Paleozoic. In addition to marine carbonates such as limestone and dolomite , large deposits of shale and sandstone formed as subsequent mountain building events such as the Taconic orogeny and Acadian orogeny led to ...
A geode (/ ˈ dʒ iː. oʊ d /; from Ancient Greek γεώδης (geṓdēs) 'earthlike') is a geological secondary formation within sedimentary and volcanic rocks. Geodes are hollow, vaguely spherical rocks, in which masses of mineral matter (which may include crystals) are secluded.
In addition to coal and hydrocarbons, sand, gravel, dolomite and limestone are important resources. Unlike many areas, much of the sand production was from floating dredgers on the Ohio River, rather than exclusively dry-land quarries. In 1982, Kentucky ranked fourth among US states in clay production.
The Little Miami River passing through Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve on December 18, 2021. Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve, in Greene County, Ohio, is located three miles east of Yellow Springs, Ohio, and immediately southwest of Clifton, Ohio. [1] [2] The preserve constitutes 268 acres of gorges along two miles of the Little Miami ...
The Ohio River forms its southern border, though nearly all of the river itself belongs to Kentucky and West Virginia. Significant rivers within the state include the Cuyahoga River, Great Miami River, Maumee River, Muskingum River, and Scioto River. The rivers in the northern part of the state drain into the northern Atlantic Ocean via Lake ...
The Charles Mill Monster, found in Charles Mill Lake in Mansfield, is another lake-dwelling beast said to call Ohio home. This huge, glow-eyed monster is shaped like a human but doesn’t have arms.
The Pennsylvanian Pottsville Formation is a mapped bedrock unit in Pennsylvania, western Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio, and Alabama.It is a major ridge-former in the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians of the eastern United States. [3]
Amid concerns of algal blooms, the Ohio EPA reported Tuesday that 86% of the state's major rivers are meeting water quality standards.