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Sec. 11, T. 31 S., R. 15 W
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Upper part of Flowerpot shale exposed in road cut in the SE 1/4 of section
Measured By Ada Swineford, 1955
Unit No. Description Thickness
  Blaine Formation  
10 Gypsum, massive white 1 ft.
9 Dolomite, hard, dense, gray 0.2 ft.
8 Clay shale, hard, non-calcareous, greenish-gray 0.3 ft.
7 Clay shale, silty, reddish-brown (5YR5/4); calcareous in small pinpoint area 0.7 ft.
6 Clay shale, greenish-gray 0.2 ft.
5 Clay shale, noncalcareous, reddish-brown 1.5 ft.
4 Clay shale, greenish-gray 0.3 ft.
3 Clay shale, reddish-brown 0.4 ft.
2 Covered 2.6 ft.
1 Sandstone, very fine-grained, poorly sorted, light gray (mottled reddish-brown); cemented with coarsely crystalline gypsum 2 ft.

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