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Sec. 25, T. 1 S., R. 4 E
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In the bluffs one-half mile northeast of Spence Siding an the U.P.R.R.
Measured By M. K. Elias, Date 1932
Remarks: V - 24. The thickness of these members are given as measured by Condra and Upp, 1931, p. 65.
 
 
Unit No. Description Thickness
  Hollenberg limestone member  
10 Limestone--yellow, bedded, fossiliferous 3.5 ft.
  Pearl shale formation  
9 Shale--bluish gray and red 39 ft.
  Nolans limestone formation  
  Herrington ls member  
8 Limestone--lt-buff, massive 8 ft.
7 Limestone--lt-buff, with num fossils: Myalina, Aviculoides, Myalina permiana, Aviculopecten, Pseudomonotis, Pleurophorus .5 ft.
  Paddock shale member  
6 Shale--greenish to gray 13 ft.
  Krider limestone member  
5 Mudstone--light-gray, with Myalina and Pinna 1 ft.
4 Shale--gray, some pelecypods near top 3.5 ft.
3 Limestone--gray, breaking in large slabs (with Orbiculoidea, after Condra and Upp, 1931, p. 66) 1 ft.
  Odell shale formation  
2 Shale--gray 2.6 ft.
1 Shale--red 5 ft.


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