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Sec. 7, T. 19 S., R. 8 E
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1.25 miles East of Neva, on the road
Measured By M.K. Elias, 1932
Unit No. Description Thickness
  Cottonwood Limestone Member  
10 Limestone full of fusulinids + 1.5 ft.
  Eskridge Shale formation  
9 Covered 5 ft.
8 Shale, green 5 ft.
7 Mudstone, light - purple and light - green with Pseudomonotis and other pelecypods 2 ft.
6 Covered 9 ft.
  Neva Limestone formation  
5 Limestone 0.5 ft.
4 Covered 7.5 ft.
3 Limestone, massive, coquina - like, made of small shells and fragments 3 ft.
2 Limestone, massive, with tough weathering 7 ft.
1 Mudstone, splittery 3 ft.

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