By: magic-gigapans
Image: Callan Bentley, Mid-Atlantic Geo-Image Collection
License: Creative Commons Non Commercial ⧉

Uploaded: 26 Mar 2020
Last Updated: 4 Jun 2020

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In the George Washington National Forest, south of Duncan Knob, there is a small outcrop of late-Ordovician aged Martinsburg Formation. These turbidites often show fine graded beds, like this one. This sample has been ground and polished to a level of 13000 grit. Contrast it with this sample, which saw only 800 polish: https://viewer.gigamacro.com/view/ImJUxSdbvC8Pcvj1