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Sec. 23, T. 19 S., R. 8 E
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Jones Quarry East of Strong City, North of US 50 South
Measured By R.C. Moore, J.M. Jewett, H.G. O'Connor, 7/9/1947
Unit No. Description Thickness
1 Limestone, yellow-gray, slightly cross bedded 0.75 ft.
2 Limestone, brownish-yellow, weathers brown & gray 0.6 ft.
3 Limestone, yellow, weathers darker yellow, fibrous texture, clay fille cavities up to 6 inches long 3.8 ft.
4 Shale, gray 8.8 ft.
5 Limestone, light gray 4 ft.
6 Limestone, light gray  
7 Limestone, light gray  
8 Limestone, light gray, more or less nodular in lower part 2.4 ft.
9 Covered 22.4 ft.
10 Limestone, gray, weathers buff, crystalline, porous 3.5 ft.
11 Limestone, gray, crystalline, pitted 0.4 ft.
12 Shale, dark gray, grading downward into very dark gray 5.35 ft.
13 Limy shale, slabby limestone 2.95 ft.
14 Limestone 0.4 ft.
15 Limestone, buff, gray, weather buff, massive jointed porous bands of dense dove gray & silty layers, especially banded in lower part 5.1 ft.
16 Shale, brownish gray, weathers lighter gray 2.2 ft.
17 Limestone, light gray, ashy, weathers brown some nodules 3.8 ft.
18 Covered 2 ft.
19 Limestone, brown, dense, massive 0.85 ft.

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