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Sec. 14, T. 2 S., R. 3 E
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4 miles North, 3/4 miles West, of Washington
Measured By N. Plummer and J.F. Romary
Composite of two pits
 
 
Unit No. Description Thickness
7 RESIDUAL 3.0 ft.
6 CLAY--fairly plastic, yellow with thin limontic streaks and some gray 1.8 ft.
5 CLAY--plastic, gray with slight yellow stain, lower 0.5 foot pinkish tan, very thin bedded 2.2 ft.
4 CLAY--plastic, light gray and red mottled, yellow slick joint 3.9 ft.
3 CLAY--silty, yellowish and gray with some red 1.0 ft.
2 CLAY--fairly plastic, pinkish lavender, gray and red mottled, castellated weathering because of granular hematite 3.0 ft.
1 CLAY--fairly plastic, gray and some lavender and red mottling, weathering castellated as above 4.0 ft.


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