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Sec. 1, T. 17 S., R. 6 E
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North West of Highway 897 & 500
Measured By M.K. Elias, 06/20/1935
Supplementary section, almost the same succession as shown graphically to the left. (depths in parentheses indicate supplementary section) It is taken 1/2 mile South, on the East side of the same highway. From here Enteletes is taken 2 ft. above the base of the Florence flint.
Unit No. Description Thickness
18 Flint, irregular, no limestone + 1 (2.5) ft.
17 Limestone +0.5(0.3) ft.
16 Limestone with double-band flint (0.5 ft.) on top and thin 0.1 ft. at the base. Trit, venticosus, 1 Schwagera 1.5 ft.
15 Limestone with 3 bands of flint, evenly spaced at top 1.5 ft.
14 Shale, calcareous, splittery 2 ft.
13 Limestone, massive, with Pinna, Dentalinn, Derbya crassa, Schizodus, Myalina, Allorisma, Enteletes, and near top Dictyoclostus. Splittery at top 1 ft.
12 Shale, calcareous 1 ft.
11 Limestone, shaly 0.5 ft.
10 Shale, calcareous 0.2 ft.
9 Limestone 0.3 ft.
8 Shale, green, yellowish to the top, light at the base 7.5 ft.
7 Shale, purple 0.5 ft.
6 Shale, light green 0.5 ft.
5 Shale, light purple 0.5 ft.
4 Shale, light green 0.5 ft.
3 Shale, maroon, mottled with green in upper part 1.5 ft.
2 Shale, purple 0.4 ft.
1 Shale, green 0.1 ft.

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