| Cleveland Shale | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Famennian ~ | |
 Cleveland Shale (below) and Berea Sandstone of the Bedford Formation at the Great Falls of Tinkers Creek near Bedford, Ohio | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Ohio Shale |
| Underlies | Bedford Shale |
| Overlies | Chagrin Shale |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Other | Pyrite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 39°24′N 83°36′W / 39.4°N 83.6°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 31°18′S 32°12′W / 31.3°S 32.2°W |
| Region |  Ohio |
| Country |  United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Named by | John Strong Newberry |
| Year defined | 1870 |
  Cleveland Shale (the United States)  Cleveland Shale (Ohio) | |
The Cleveland Shale, also referred to as the Cleveland Member of the Ohio Shale, is a Late Devonian (Famennian) shale geologic formation in the eastern United States.