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Sec. 12, T. 34 S., R. 43 W
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At point of rocks on north side of Cimarron River
Measured By D.F. Merriam, June 23, 1957
Unit No. Description Thickness
9 Mortar beds, Ogallala, probably another 50' of Ogallala above this bench well exposed  
8 Sandstone, brown-yellow, maroon, tan to medium green 8.8 ft.
7 Sandstone, red, soft, tan to medium green 3.0 ft.
6 Sandstone, yellow-brown, tan to medium green 4.0 ft.
5 Sandstone, conglomerate, concretionary? with red shale, dark yellow-brown limonitic hard rings (concretionary) up to 7" 1.0 ft.
4 Sandstone, yellow-brown, horizontal bed fine- to medium-grain, weathers in small red knobs 7.6 ft.
3 Sandstone, medium grain, yellow-brown, massive 5.5 ft.
2 Sandstone, yellow-brown, fine- to medium-grain, cross-bedded with lenses of red shale and clay pellets; pellets up to 3" in diameter 6 ft.
1 Sandstone, yellow-brown, limonitic, spotted, soft, base not exposed in Cimarron River valley 6 ft.

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