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Wabaunsee County

Sec. 26, T. 11 S., R. 11 E
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At creek crossing on E-W road 1/2 mi. (+/-) SE of Paxico
Measured By R.C. Moore, Sept. 1939
Remarks: On trip with W. Hilton. Good exposure.
Unit No. Description Thickness
15 Shale, gray brown, crumbly clay, Linoproductus 3 ft.
14 Limestone, blh, fine 0.4 ft.
13 Shale, gray clay 7 ft.
12 Limestone, light gray, shaly soft, makes weak bench 1.2 ft.
11 Limestone, light gray, nearly white, massive, fine grained, earthy, vertical joints, weathers in slabs; unfossiliferous 1 ft.
10 Shale, gray, clay to calcareous, with brown boxwork of veins in lower part 1.2 ft.
9 Limestone, gray, fine-grained, fragmental 0.15 ft.
8 Shale yellow brown clay 0.15 ft.
7 Limestone, brown, massive, irregular, fine-grained, contains abundant Chonetes and bryozoans 1 ft.
6 Siltstone, calcareous, lt bl, massive, hd 1.2 ft.
5 Shale bl, clay, abundant fossils include brachiopods and crinoid fragments 1 ft.
4 Limestone, lt bl, earthy, fossiliferous, soft, contains Chonetes, Juresania, and fusulinids 0.5 ft.
3 Shale, bl cl, has Chonetes, granulifer and Linoproductus 1.2 ft.
2 Coal, blocky, fair grade 0.2 ft.
1 Shale, dk bl, silty exp. 1 ft.

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