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Marshall County

Sec. 28, T. 2 S., R. 7 E
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East end of Marysville on Highway 36, SW corner of sec 28.
Measured By M.K. Elias, 1932
Remarks: IV-13
Unit No. Description Thickness
  Holmesville shale formation  
25 Shale, greenish, with vertical bands of maroon 2 ft.
24 Shale, greenish to yellow-brown 2 ft.
23 Mudstone to box-work, very calcareous, rusty, brownish-yellow 4 ft.
22 Shale, calcareous, light-gray 2 ft.
21 Mudstone, light-gray, soft 1 ft.
20 Shale, calcareous, light-gray 2 ft.
19 Mudstone, light-gray, soft 1 ft.
18 Shale, calcareous, light-gray 2.5 ft.
17 Mudstone, soft, splittery, light-gray 1.5 ft.
16 Shale, calcareous, light-gray 0.5 ft.
15 Mudstone, soft, light-gray 0.7 ft.
14 Shale, calcareous, light-gray 0.8 ft.
13 Mudstone, light-gray 0.7 ft.
12 Shale, light-gray 0.1 ft.
11 Mudstone, light-gray 0.5 ft.
10 Shale, light-gray 0.1 ft.
9 Mudstone, with a flint band, very fossiliferous with pelecypods and Bellerophon 0.8 ft.
8 Shale, light-gray 0.5 ft.
7 Mudstone, soft 0.6 ft.
6 Shale, calcareous 0.8 ft.
5 Mudstone, soft 1.2 ft.
4 Shale, calcareous 1.5 ft.
3 Mudstone, soft 1.5 ft.
  Fort Riley limestone member  
2 Mudstone, massive, with large caverns 5 ft.
1 Shale, gray, with small Derbyia, bryoza, Dictyoclostus americanus, and other fossils 3 ft.


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