File:Byer Sandstone (Lower Mississippian; State Farm Quarry, Newark, Ohio, USA) 1 (31924477274).jpg

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Quartzose sandstones in the Mississippian of Ohio, USA.

This is an exposure of the Byer Sandstone in Newark, Ohio. The Byer is one of four members in the siliciclastics-dominated Logan Formation (Lower Mississippian) of eastern Ohio. It represents a relatively shallow marine deposit. Some body fossil-rich bedding planes are present. The fossils are typical of Paleozoic, shallow marine faunas: brachiopods, crinoids, bivalves, bryozoans, and occasional trilobites.

The thick unit in the lower half of the photo (= partially vandalized and defaced by brain-dead hominids) is the historically-significant "Byer Freestone". This massive sandstone unit was used as a building stone in central Licking County during the 1800s. This particular quarry targeted the Byer Freestone for use in building the Granville Inn, a famous restaurant in the nearby town of Granville. The thin-bedded sandstones above the massive freestone unit were unusable for building stone. This overburden was discarded (a couple large piles of this waste rock are present next to the quarry).

Stratigraphy: Byer Sandstone Member, Logan Formation, Waverly Group, lower Osagean Stage, upper Lower Mississippian

Locality: State Farm Quarry - small, abandoned quarry on hillside behind (north of) the State Farm Insurance building, north of Granville Road & west of Country Club Drive, western side of Newark, central Licking County, east-central Ohio, USA
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Author James St. John

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