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Sec. 25, T. 16 S., R. 1 E
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Composite sample along eroded bank of small draw
Measured By N. Plummer, Dec. 2, 1951
Unit No. Description Thickness
7 Clay, reddish tan, silty 1.5 ft.
6 Sandstone, silty and fine, gray, buff with some yellow, horizontal bedding 8.0 ft.
5 Clay, gray to light gray, blocky, with some bright yellow 3.0 ft.
4 Clay, mostly rather dark gray, with some bright yellow silt and yellow color, trace of lignite at top 6.0 ft.
3 Clay, gray, lignitic with some silt, some ochre yellow, rusty sand in top 0.4' 3.0 ft.
2 Clay, gray to fairly light gray with irregular yellow, some gypsum toward bottom 8.0 ft.
1 Clay  

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