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Sec. 27, T. 16 S., R. 4 E
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Marion formation on Highway 77, 1 mi W and 3 1/2 mi N of Herington, Kansas
Measured By Condra and Upp (p. 66), 1931
Remarks: Section No. 27
 
Unit No. Description Thickness
7 Herington limestone, top eroded, basal 3-4' remaining in road cut 3-4 ft.
6 Paddock shale, gray, with some accessory sandy limy material 14 ft.
  Krider limestone  
5 Limestone, gray, fossiliferous at top, with Derbya, Enteletes, Pinna, etc. 1 ft.
4 Shale, olive-gray, massive, calcareous at middle 2.5 ft.
3 Limestone, gray 1 ft.
2 Odell shale, badly covered, top gray, middle red with gray bands, base grayish, probably about... 24 ft.
1 Luta limestone, poorly exposed 7 ft.

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