Bedford Shale

Bedford shale, found in Ohio, varies by its layers, some of which are 350-450 million years old. The shale is successively coursening upward. Fossils are rare in Ohio shale.

Bedford shale is a marinite type of grey to dark-grey oil shale.

Ohio shale can be seen on the Walnut Creek East Roadcut, Franklin, central Ohio, USA. It can also be seen in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, most notably by Brandywine Falls.

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