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Sec. 6, T. 12 S., R. 13 E
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Along N-S road S of NW cor
Measured By R.G. Moss (R-79), July 1933
[Archive file includes additional measured section: T. 12 S., R. 13 E., Sec. 8 (R-101)]
Unit No. Description Thickness
10 Limestone, conglomeratic at top, spongy, lower part is yellow-gray, mealy 2.5 +/- ft.
9 Yellow-gray, slightly sandy shale, may have maroon streak near top, partly covered 10 ft.
8 Limestone, light gray at top, brown, impervious, nodular, fossiliferous 2.5 ft.
7 Upper part gray to yellow-gray, partly covered, contains red-hued streak near top; lower part platy, limy, and sandy shale, yellow-brown; middle partly covered 10.5 ft.
6 Dense to mealy limestone (Base of Dover is 64') below this bed in sec. 30-11-13 0.5 ft.
5 Dark gray shale, greenish yellow-gray 1.5 ft.
4 Impervious gray limestone 1 ft.
3 Sandy gray to platy yellow-brown shale 4 ft.
2 Soft gray sandstone 3 ft.
1 Platy, sandy, yellow-gray-brown shale (covered below) 6 +/- ft.

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