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Sec. 30, T. 15 S., R. 5 W
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SW of Brookville, S side of E trending canyon beyond end of blind road into range of hills
Measured By N. Plummer and J. Romary, Nov. 19, 1938
Remarks: Composite of 4 pits and auger hole
Unit No. Description Thickness
16 Covered, sand and clay 2.3 ft.
15 Sandstone, yellow and brown, coarse to medium-grained, massive, top eroded, bottom unconformable with clay 3.0 ft.
14 Clay, clean, light gray, plastic, unconformable top and bottom 3.0 ft.
13 Sandstone, ochre yellow to yellow-brown, medium- to coarse-grained, massive, cross-bedded 9.5 ft.
12 Clay, cream to gray, plastic, dendritic black stain in joints 2.1 ft.
11 Clay, gray to light gray, plastic, very little or no stain, some lignitic and carbonaceous plant remains 3.2 ft.
10 Nodular hematite 0.5 ft.
9 Clay, yellow 0.5 ft.
8 Clay, light gray, some stain 1.0 ft.
7 Sand and clay, yellow not continuous 0.5 ft.
6 Clay, gray to dark gray, plastic with very little stain, irregular bands or lenses of white sand and lignite at top at 8" down, both thin 4.5 ft.
5 Clay, light to dark gray, plastic, with some yellow and red stain, short 1" sandstone lens at bottom 4.5 ft.
4 Clay, light gray, plastic, pure, except for one vertical limonite streak, some lignite 2.1 ft.
3 Sandstone, yellow to reddish-orange, coarse, clay conglomerate in bottom half, thins to N to 6", unconformable top and bottom 1.3 ft.
2 Clay, gray, plastic to slightly sandy, some yellow patches and small amount of concretionary limonite, plant fossils 4.0 ft.
1 Sand, clayey, gray to dark gray, plastic 10.0 ft.

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