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Sec. 30, T. 2 S., R. 2 E
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3 3/4 miles W. of Morrowville
Measured By Plummer and Romary, 2/26/1940
Remarks: Composite of three pits
 
 
Unit No. Description Thickness
7 SANDSTONE--brown to yellow +/-9.0 ft.
6 SANDSTONE--brown to yellow 2.0 ft.
5 CLAY--plastic, gray with very little yellow stain, lignite particles 7.9-9.0 ft.
4 CLAY--plastic, gray with some yellow stain, lignitic particles, silty streak 0.8 foot from bottom 4.1-5.2 ft.
3 CLAY--plastic, gray with slight yellow stain in joints +/-3.5 ft.
2 CLAY--silty, light gray and red mottled, yellow streak 1.5 feet from bottom, some yellow throughout, slight gypsum +/-6.4 ft.
1 SILT--gray and yellow 1.0 ft.


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