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Sec. 8, T. 1 S., R. 4 E
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1/2 mile W. of Hollenberg
Measured By N. Plummer and J.F. Romary, 2/2/1940
Composite of two pits
 
 
Unit No. Description Thickness
5 RESIDUAL 2.2 ft.
4 SANDSTONE--yellow, dips to northwest 2.5-3.0 ft.
3 CLAY--silty, gray with considerable yellow joint stain +/-5.0 ft.
2 CLAY--slightly silty, light gray with slight puple, red and yellow mottling, Dakota 4.2 ft.
1 CLAY or SHALE--banded, mostly yellow with purplish red at top 2.0 feet and some greenish gray with a black streak of shale near bottom, bottom of pit on limestone 4.0 ft.


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