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Sec. 27, T. 2 S., R. 2 E
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3/4 miles W. of Morrowville
Measured By N. Plummer and J.F. Romary, 12/8/1939
Remarks: Composite of five pits
 
 
Unit No. Description Thickness
10 Soil--Pleistocene (?), gray, humic 3.5 ft.
9 Clay--plastic, red and some gray and cream, may be fill or residual, gyp present 2.0 ft.
8 Clay--plastic, red and some gray, gypsum, bottom oblique, dip NE 2.7 ft.
7 Clay--plastic, brown and gray 2.0 ft.
6 Clay--slightly silty, gray with some yellow and red stain 2.0 ft.
5 Clay--fairly plastic, gray to dark gray and slightly red mottled, slight yellow in joints, conchoidal fracture 8.8 ft.
4 Clay--slightly silty, light gray and dark red mottled, red in vertical masses, pronounced dendritic pattern in red and lavender, some lavender and slight yellow 8.0 ft.
3 Clay--fairly plastic, very light gray and dark red mottled, red weathered granular hematite 4.5 ft.
2 Clay--plastic, gray and red mottled, cosiderable lavender, some dendritic pattern, yellow on slickenside joints 5.5 ft.
1 Clay--fairly plastic, light gray and red mottled lavender stain, very slight yellow, slightly silty in parts, dendritic pattern 8.3 ft.


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