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Marshall County

Sec. 22, T. 2 S., R. 7 E
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West of center NW 1/4 sec, 1 mile north of Marysville
Measured By M.K. Elias, 1932
Remarks: IV-14
Unit No. Description Thickness
  Towanda limestone formation  
31 Limestone, soft, very porus, bedded, resembling coquina 1 ft.
30 Shale 3.2 ft.
29 Limestone, tough, gray 1 ft.
28 Mudstone, cavernous, yellowish 1 ft.
27 Shale, yellowish-gray 7 ft.
  Holmesville sh formation  
26 Shale, calcareous, splittery, maroon 2 ft.
25 Shale, green 1.2 ft.
24 Shale, calcareous to mudstone near the base, maroon 4 ft.
23 Limestone, crystalline, yellowish-gray, tough, cavernous 2 ft.
22 hale, yellowish-green 1 ft.
21 Shale, maroon 1.5 ft.
20 Shale, yellowish-green 1.8 ft.
19 Limestone, crystalline, very cavernous, yellow 4.3 ft.
18 Shale, calcareous to very soft mudstone 10 ft.
17 Mudstone, yellow-gray, with numerous pelecypods (Pleurophorus?) 1 ft.
16 Shale, calcareous to very soft mudstone 4.5 ft.
15 Mudstone with few pelecypods (Pleurophorus?) 1 ft.
14 Shale, calcareous 1 ft.
  Fort Riley ls member  
13 Mudstone, massive, porus, yellowish, with Derbyia, crinoid joints, echinoid remains 3 ft.
12 Mudstone, gray, cavernous 1 ft.
  Oketo sh member  
11 Shale, calcareous, with Derbyia, Aviculopecten and other poorly preserved pelecypods 1.5 ft.
10 Shale, blueish-gray 4.5 ft.
9 Shale to splittery mudstone at the base, quartz geodes in the lower part 2 ft.
8 Mudstone with quartz geodes 2 ft.
7 Shale, blueish-gray 4 ft.
  Florence ls member  
6 Mudstone with quartz geodes 2 ft.
5 Limestone, largely replaced by flint 2 ft.
4 Shale, calcareous 3 ft.
3 Limestone, largely replaced by flint 4 ft.
2 Shale, calcareous, with quartz geodes 1 ft.
1 Limestone, largely, replaced by flint 9 ft.


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