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Sec. 10, T. 2 S., R. 3 E
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4 miles North, 1 1/4 miles West, of Washington
Measured By N. Plummer and J.F. Romary
Composite of three pits
 
 
Unit No. Description Thickness
8 RESIDUAL 1.6 ft.
7 CLAY--weathered 0.4 ft.
6 CLAY--plastic, light gray and dark red mottled, white present in large patches 9.3 ft.
5 CLAY--plastic to slightly silty, light gray and bright red mottled with some lavander and some dendritic red 6.0 ft.
4 CLAY--same as above with streaks of yellow silt to very fine sandstone 2.0 ft.
3 CLAY--surface stained, rgay and slightly red mottled, silty 2.2 ft.
2 CLAY--silty, gray with yellow and red mottling, much red 2.2 ft.
1 SANDSTONE--very fine, almost silty, gray and yellow with some red stain 0.6 ft.


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