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Image: New Albany Shale (Upper Devonian; MacDonald Knob Outcrop, Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA) 11 (44085616790)

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Description: Shales in the Devonian of Kentucky, USA. This weathered black shale outcrop is part of the New Albany Shale of Kentucky and Indiana. The unit consists of dark-colored, chippy-weathering, marine mudshales of Late Devonian age. These black shales were deposited in a moderately deep, anoxic seafloor environment. This was a widespread lithofacies during the Late Devonian's Global Anoxia Event. The New Albany Shale is equivalent to the Ohio Shale, the Antrim Shale, and the Chattanooga Shale in surrounding states. Stratigraphy: New Albany Shale, Upper Devonian Locality: MacDonald Knob Outcrop - roadcut along side road, west of the interstate, between Shepherdsville & the southern outskirts of Louisville, Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA (38° 00’ 44.51” North latitude, 85° 41’ 59.51” West longitude)
Title: New Albany Shale (Upper Devonian; MacDonald Knob Outcrop, Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA) 11 (44085616790)
Credit: New Albany Shale (Upper Devonian; MacDonald Knob Outcrop, Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA) 11
Author: James St. John
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