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Sec. 4, T. 3 S., R. 4 E
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3 1/4 miles E. of Washington
Measured By N. Plummer and J.F. Romary
Remarks: Composite of two pits
 
 
Unit No. Description Thickness
7 RESIDUAL 0.5 ft.
6 CLAY--silty, light gray, buff, and red mottled, limonite specks 3.8 ft.
5 CLAY--silty, yellow, fairly plastic toward bottom 2.0 ft.
4 CLAY--silty, gray with some lignite 0.8 ft.
3 CLAY--silty, gray to dark gray with lignite particles, pyrite near bottom in fairly large nodules, bottom uneven 2.5 ft.
2 SILT--light gray, top uneven 1.1 ft.
1 SANDSTONE--buff yellow, light gray clayey silt 3.1 ft.


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