Roadcuts south east of Maysville of the Silurian Brassfield (at Ribolt) and Bisher (at Herron Hill) Formations exposed along AA Highway - Kentucky.

If not otherwise indicated the images on this page were photographed by Christopher Kendall with a digital Coolpix camera.

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0087 Silurian Brassfield Formation shallow water carbonates close to Ribolt. Overlies Drake Formation shales.         0088 Silurian Brassfield Formation shallow water carbonates close to Ribolt. Overlies Drake Formation shales.         0089 Silurian Brassfield Formation shallow water carbonates close to Ribolt. Overlies Drake Formation shales.         0090 Silurian Brassfield Formation shallow water carbonates close to Ribolt. Overlies Drake Formation shales.         0091 Silurian Brassfield Formation shallow water carbonates close to Ribolt. Overlies Drake Formation shales.        
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0092 Silurian Brassfield Formation shallow water carbonates close to Ribolt. Overlies Drake Formation shales.         0093 Silurian Brassfield Formation shallow water carbonates close to Ribolt. Overlies Drake Formation shales.         0094 Silurian Brassfield Formation shallow water carbonates close to Ribolt. Overlies Drake Formation shales.         0095 Silurian Brassfield Formation shallow water carbonates close to Ribolt. Overlies Drake Formation shales.         0096 Silurian Brassfield Formation shallow water carbonates close to Ribolt. Overlies Drake Formation shales.        
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0097 Silurian Brassfield Formation shallow water carbonates close to Ribolt. Overlies Drake Formation shales.         0098 Silurian, Bisher Formation at Herron overlain by Devonian Ohio Shale. Bisher is high energy shallow water carbonate.         0099 Silurian, Bisher Formation at Herron overlain by Devonian Ohio Shale. Bisher is high energy shallow water carbonate.         0100 Silurian, Bisher Formation at Herron overlain by Devonian Ohio Shale. Bisher is high energy shallow water carbonate.         0101 Silurian, Bisher Formation at Herron overlain by Devonian Ohio Shale. Bisher is high energy shallow water carbonate.        
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0102 Silurian, Bisher Formation at Herron overlain by Devonian Ohio Shale. Bisher is high energy shallow water carbonate.         0103 Silurian, Bisher Formation at Herron overlain by Devonian Ohio Shale. Bisher is high energy shallow water carbonate.         0104 Silurian, Bisher Formation at Herron overlain by Devonian Ohio Shale. Bisher is high energy shallow water carbonate.         0105 Silurian, Bisher Formation at Herron overlain by Devonian Ohio Shale. Bisher is high energy shallow water carbonate.         0106 Silurian, Bisher Formation at Herron overlain by Devonian Ohio Shale. Bisher is high energy shallow water carbonate.        

 

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