Showing posts with label Jacobsville Sandstone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jacobsville Sandstone. Show all posts

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Ancient Shorelines: A 1 billion years old shoreline along Lake Superior


 ANCIENT SHORELINES Jacobsville Sandstone is well known around Lake Superior as a common architectural buildingstone of many towns and cities around the lake's perimeter. The red massive to cross-bedded sandstones underly the border cities of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and Michigan and is reflected in the construction of many churches and heritage buildings.