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Sec. 15, T. 15 S., R. 13 E
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Along creek 1/6 mile south of center of north side of section 15
Measured By H.G. O'Connor, Oct. 15, 1949
Remarks: Hand leveled and direct measured section. Intervals not exact. [See archive file for additional notes]
Unit No. Description Thickness
1 Limestone, gray with purple-red top, weathers shelly and in large joint blocks. Contains fusulines, crinoids, Chonetes and other brachiopods and Cryptozoan algae 1.0 ft.
2 Shale, gray, carbonaceous at top, sandy to argillaceous in lower part 12.0 ft.
3 Concretion of limestone or limy shale, contains crinoids, snails, clams, and bryozoans 0.1 +/- ft.
4 Shale, gray to tan 4.5 +/- ft.
5 Limestone, gray, shaly, impure, contains snails, clams, and crinoid fragments 1.0 ft.
6 Shale, mostly poorly exposed 6.0 +/- ft.
7 Limestone, gray to brown, sandy appearing. Fossil material not identified, much of it may be algal? No fusulines present, few clams and snails; Myalina, Bellerophon 3.0 +/- ft.

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