Black Hand Sandstone Member of Cuyahoga Formation (OHMcb;0)

Black Hand Sandstone Member of Cuyahoga Formation - Sandstone and conglomerate; yellow-gray to white, weathers shades yellow, brown, red, and gray; very fine grained to pebbles, mostly medium to coarse grained with lenses and layers of pebbles; massive to crossbedded to laminated; grades laterally into shale and siltstone; quartzose.

State	Ohio
Name	Black Hand Sandstone Member of Cuyahoga Formation
Geologic age	Mississippian
Original map label	Mcb
Primary rock type	sandstone
Secondary rock type	conglomerate
Other rock types	shale; siltstone
Lithologic constituents	Major Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)Sandstone and conglomerate; yellow-gray to white, weathers shades yellow, brown, red, and gray; very fine grained to pebbles, mostly medium to coarse grained with lenses and layers of pebbles; massive to crossbedded to laminated. Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)Sandstone and conglomerate; yellow-gray to white, weathers shades yellow, brown, red, and gray; very fine grained to pebbles, mostly medium to coarse grained with lenses and layers of pebbles; massive to crossbedded to laminated. Minor Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed)grades laterally into shale and siltstone; quartzose. Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)grades laterally into shale and siltstone; quartzose.
Map references	Digital Ohio map from CD produced as a result of a contract between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Ohio Geological Survey. Released with permission of the Ohio Geological Survey, June 2005.
Unit references	Digital Ohio map from CD produced as a result of a contract between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Ohio Geological Survey. Released with permission of the Ohio Geological Survey, June 2005. File of unit descriptions received from Ohio Geological Survey.
Geographic coverage	Coshocton - Fairfield - Hocking - Knox - Licking - Muskingum - Pickaway - Vinton