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Sec. 27, T. 20 S., R. 8 E
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Quarry
Measured By R.C. Moore
Unit No. Description Thickness
1 Florena shale - Wellerella, Dictyoclostus, Chonetes, echinoid plates and spines; Pseudofusulina very abundant in basal 0.2 feet 5 ft.
2 Cottonwood Limestone - upper massive member contains abundant Pseudofusulina; zone of fine pitting near middle; few rather small chert nodules below middle in zone; horn coral, crinoid stems rare 2.4 ft.
3 Limestone - slightly earthy; variable porosity; brown staining; fine grained; massive; small nodules of chert about 0.5 feet above middle; few scattered echinoid spines in upper 1 foot 2.7 ft.
4 Shale - clayey; olive brown 10 ft.

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