Saline County Sec. 5, T. 15 S., R. 5 W

Measured By N. Plummer, Jan. 1939 Remarks: Composite of 6 pits
	Unit No. Description Thickness 20 Residual 2.35 ft. 19 Siltstone, light gray and buff; and clay, silty; in very thin alternating beds, which vary from paper thin to one inch in thickness, contains bands of gypsum 6.5 ft. 18 Sandstone, bright red to pink, fine, varies to silt, many very small "specks" of hematite 1.6 ft. 17 Siltstone, light gray and bright yellow, clayey, massive, some concretionary limonite and gypsum 7.1 ft. 16 Clay, gray; and siltstone, yellow to gray, clayey; interbedded, some limonite bands 2.25 ft. 15 Clay, very light gray, fairly plastic, some yellow stain on bedding planes and in vertical and oblique joints 3.5 ft. 14 Clay, fairly dark gray, plastic, contains concretionary limonite and hematite 2.65 ft. 13 Sandstone, yellow to brown, medium- to fine-grained, upper half more resistant 1.65 ft. 12 Clay, gray to dark gray; and sandstone, yellow to rusty; in alternating thin beds. More sand and thinner bedding in bottom 1.5 ft., some gypsum 6.4 ft. 11 Clay, dirty yellow gray, silty, much gypsum, concretionary hematite or ironstone 1.25 ft. 10 Sandstone, dirty yellow, clayey, silty, full of gypsum, some hematite 1.25 ft. 9 Clay, light gray 1.0 ft. 8 Sandstone, gray and yellow, silty 1.25 ft. 7 Siltstone, clayey, gray, some yellow sand 1.35 ft. 6 Clay, dark gray, very plastic, joint fillings of bright yellow and gypsum, a four-inch yellow, limonitic bed near bottom 4.5 ft. 5 Clay, dark gray to gray, some yellow, some thin sand streaks, locally becomes thin alternating beds of light gray silt and clay 2.75 ft. 4 Clay, light gray, plastic to silty, some irregularity 2.5 ft. 3 Silt and clay, interbedded in paper thin layers, gray, some yellow staining 1.2 ft. 2 Clay, gray, silty, with irregular sandy patches, gypsum 1.0 ft. 1 Clay, gray to dark gray, plastic, with intermixed very fine light gray silt, thin-bedded, contains gypsum, pyrite, and traces of concretionary hematite, bottom 1.5 ft. contains chunks of lignite and poorly preserved plant remains 5.0 ft.
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