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Sec. 27, T. 11 S., R. 12 E
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Interstate 70 roadcut, 1.5 miles west of overpass to Maple Hill
Measured By Barry Perlmutter, June 1970
Unit No. Description Thickness
  Permian System -- Admire Group  
  Janesville Shale  
  West Branch Shale Member  
5 Shale, gray, thin-bedded, no megafossils 10 ft.
  Falls City Limestone  
4 Limestone, massive, gray to tan crinoid columnals present 3.3 ft.
3 Covered interval 5.0 ft.
2 Limestone, gray, massive, crinoid columnals present 3.4 ft.
  Onaga Shale  
  Hawxby Shale Member  
1 Shale, thin-bedded, black, gray and yellow, no megafossils 9.2 ft.
  Total thickness of section 30.9 ft.

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