Wabaunsee County Sec. 30, T. 11 S., R. 12 E

Interstate 70 composite roadcuts by roadside rest area on north and south sides of highway Measured By Barry Perlmutter, April 1970
	Unit No. Description Thickness   Permian System -- Council Grove Group     Foraker Limestone     Long Creek Limestone Member   23 Limestone, gray to light tan, coarse grained 4.2 ft. 22 Covered interval 7.0 ft. 21 Limestone, massive, coarse-grained, abundant fusulinids, weathers rusty brown 2.2 ft.   Hughes Creek Shale Member   20 Covered interval 6.0 ft. 19 Limy siltstone, light gray, no megafossils 1.3 ft. 18 Siltstone, medium-bedded, gray, no megafossils 12.0 ft. 17 Limestone, light gray, weathers tan 1.2 ft. 16 Siltstone, gray, medium-bedded, no megafossils 2.2 ft. 15 Limestone, massive, light gray to tan, fillings of secondary calcite 1.8 ft. 14 Siltstone, massive, light gray to dark gray, fillings of secondary calcite 10.7 ft. 13 Silty limestone, tan, weathers brown, no megafossils 2.6 ft.   Americus Limestone Member   12 Covered interval 5.0 ft. 11 Limestone, tan, silty, thin-bedded, no megafossils 7.0 ft. 10 Limestone, gray, silty, thin-bedded, weathers tan, no megafossils 3.0 ft.   Janesville Shale -- Admire Group     Hamlin Shale Member   9 Shale, light gray, medium-bedded, sandy, fusulinids 4.3 ft. 8 Shale, dark gray-black, medium-bedded, fusulinids 1.3 ft. 7 Siltstone, dark gray, rubbly, weathers light gray, no megafossils 1.2 ft. 6 Siltstone, dark gray, thin-bedded, no megafossils 7.5 ft. 5 Siltstone, light gray, medium-bedded, no megafossils 2.6 ft. 4 Shale, dark gray-black, thin-bedded, no megafossils 17.6 ft.   Five Point Limestone Member   3 Limestone, massive, gray, almost a coquina, Myalina, crinoid columnals 1.3 ft. 2 Siltstone, dark gray, calcareous 3.8 ft.   West Branch Shale Member   1 Shale, dark gray, weathers tan, massive, no megafossils 6.7 ft.   Total thickness of section 118.9 ft.
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