DescriptionNew Albany Shale (Upper Devonian; MacDonald Knob Outcrop, Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA) 11 (44085616790).jpg
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)
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