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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 six pits
 
 
Unit No. Description Thickness
17 RESIDUAL--sandy 1.0 ft.
16 SANDSTONE--yellow, thin bedded, irregular with clay streaks 1.5 ft.
15 CLAY--silty, yellow and gray 1.0 ft.
14 CLAY--silty to slightly silty, light gray, lavender and bright red mottled, with some granular hematite, slight yellow toward bottom 3.8 ft.
13 CLAY--silty, yellow, gray and red mottled with some yellow 3.2 ft.
12 CLAY--plastic, dark gray with yellow and pinkish red 2.2-3.8 ft.
11 CLAY--plastic, light gray with pink and yellow stain, some lignite 1.9-3.5 ft.
10 CLAY--plastic, yellow, pink and gray woth limonitic irregular splotches, probable concretion 1.5 ft.
9 CLAY--slightly silty, pinkish red, lavender and some gray with hematite bed at bottom made up of specks 2.6 ft.
8 CLAY--plastic, gray with slight pink and yellow stain 3.4 ft.
7 CLAY--silty, gray with some lignite particles 2.9 ft.
6 CLAY--slightly silty, gray, buff and red mottled with vertical streaks filled with gray clay from above; local thin lens of silt 3.2-5.2 ft.
5 CLAY--silty to fairly plastic, light gray, lavender, yellow and dark red mottled 6.4-8.4 ft.
4 CLAY--slightly silty, gray and slightly red mottled 2.1-2.4 ft.
3 CLAY--slightly silty, gray, buff and red mottled 1.5 ft.
2 CLAY--very silty, gray with lignite particles 2.5 ft.
1 CLAY--slightly silty, buff yellow and red mottled 4.2 ft.


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