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Sec. 13, T. 16 S., R. 4 E
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Quarry in field just NE of county crossroads
Measured By W. Ives, Oct. 28, 1954
Unit No. Description Thickness
1 Limestone, fresh color is an almost neutral grayish-tan; rock shatters when hit to present a powdery-looking surface; hard with a semi-conchoidal break in most places; layers average about 4 to 5 inches thick; sparsely scattered nodules of chert, light gray to whitish in color; has fairly good jointing and occasional patches of maroon-brown coatings along joint planes; several siliceous geodes 5.4 ft.

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