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Sec. 26, T. 17 S., R. 9 E
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Measured By M.K. Elias, 1935
Unit No. Description Thickness
17 Limstone, light gray, coquinoid (Neva Limestone) + 5 ft.
16 Shale, partly covered 13 ft.
15 Limestone (Burr) with Aviculopecte, Myalina, Pleurophorous 4 ft.
14 Shale, gray 10 ft.
13 Limestone, with mudstone molds of molluscs (Pseudomonotis, Aviculopecten) 1 ft.
12 Shale, covered 12 ft.
11 Limestone, light gray 1 ft.
10 Shale, greenish-gray 4 ft.
Howe Limestone (7-9)  
9 Limestone, oolitic 1 ft.
8 Limestone, yellowish-gray 0.5 ft.
7 Shale, yellowish-gray 0.5 ft.
6 Shale, gray 9 ft.
5 Limestone, mottled light brown and gray, conglomeratic 1 ft.
4 Shale, gray 7.5 ft.
3 Limestone, light-gray 1 ft.
2 Shale, gray, with limy streaks 5 ft.
1 Box-work (net of veinlets, cavernous), light gray shale 1.5 ft.

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